| | Anacostia Museum - Learn all about African-American history |
| | Arts and Industries - Opening for the first time in 1881, this beautiful museum is one you don't want to miss. |
| | Freer Gallery of Art - The gallery houses a world-renowned collection of art from China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, and the Near East. |
| | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - This is a great place to see contemporary art. |
| | National Air and Space Museum - This is always a favorite of tourist. Airplanes hanging from the ceiling and other interesting exhibits. |
| | National Museum of African Art - You should check this one out after the Anacostia museum. |
| | National Museum of American Art - This museum features art through out American history. |
| | National Museum of American History - My favorite thing to see here is Dorothy's ruby red slippers. |
| | National Museum of the American Indian - Learn more about the true natives of this country. |
| | National Museum of Natural History - Show your kids what a real woolly mammoth looked like. |
| | National Portrait Gallery - Did you know that the Gallery's biggest portrait is 52,000 times larger than its smallest? |
| | National Postal Museum - Through rain, sleet, and snow! |
| | Renwick Gallery - Renwick Gallery collects, exhibits, studies, and preserves American crafts and decorative arts from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. |
| | Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Opened in 1987 and really interesting museum. |
| | Smithsonian Institution Building - This was the Smithsonian's first building. |
| | Art Museum of the Americas - This is a really cool museum because all the art is organized by state. |
| | B'nai B'rith Klutznick Museum - This is the National Jewish Museum so embrace your heritage and check this one out. |
| | Corcoran Gallery - Features American art from all eras. |
| | Daughters of the American Revolution Museum - See some famous American manuscripts. |
| | Del Sol Visual Art and Media Center |
| | Dumbarton Oaks Museum - A great research library |
| | Explorers Hall- National Geographic Society |
| | Hillwood Museum - The gardens are breath taking during Cherry Blossom season. |
| | Kreeger Museum - The Impressionists reside here |
| | National Aquarium - Shark! |
| | National Building Museum - Architecture majors will love this one! |
| | National Gallery of Art - One of the finest collections of art in the world. |
| | National Museum of American Jewish Military History |
| | National Museum of Women in the Arts |
| | Navy Museum - In the navy! |
| | The Phillips Collection - Lots of modern art here |
| | Textile Museum - Learn about the common threads between different societies. |
| | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - The shoe display is something you will never forget. |