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National Museum of the American Indian – A close-up look at our native peoples
The very newest in a long line of Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Museum of the American Indian is a museum dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.

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White House: Historical home to 43 U.S. presidents

White House: Historical home to 43 U.S. presidents
The home to every American president since John Adams, the White House occupies a special place in the hearts of Americans as home to the most powerful elected individual in the world, and historical site to some of the most important political events in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

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Mount Vernon: True buried treasure on display

Mount Vernon: True buried treasure on display
History buff alert! Now's your chance to view some rare, never-before-publicly displayed treasures from George and Martha Washington, right inside their home at Northern Virginia's Mount Vernon estate.

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U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing: Show me the money!

U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing: Show me the money!
Watch real currency printed at the nation’s only location that produces paper dollars! At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, visitors see how U.S. paper currency is printed, stacked, cut and examined before distribution to the Federal Reserve banks. The bureau also prints a plethora of official U.S. government documents.

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The National Archives Building: Home to the Charters of Freedom

The National Archives Building: Home to the Charters of Freedom
Home to the original United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., houses some of the most important political and social documents from modern human history.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: America’s tribute to a tragedy

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: America’s tribute to a tragedy
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.

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Torpedo Factory: Fine art in a funky place

Torpedo Factory: Fine art in a funky place
This one-time WWII torpedo factory now features studio and exhibition space for more than 160 local artists, and is free to the public year-round.

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National Museum of American History: The USA's central depot for all things Americana

National Museum of American History: The USA's central depot for all things Americana
From the original Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln’s top hat, to Dizzy Gillespie’s angled trumpet and Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” the newly renovated National Museum of American History is the nation’s largest central depot for storage, viewing and appreciation of all things Americana.

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Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gardens: Tracing modern sculpture from the mid-1800s

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gardens: Tracing modern sculpture from the mid-1800s
Located just east of the original Smithsonian Institution Building – also known as the Castle – the drum shape museum known as the Hirshhorn has amassed an exclusive collection of more than 12,000 pieces of modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries, and its world renowned outdoor garden sculptures along the paths in the garden trace the history of modern sculpture from the mid 1800's.

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International Spy Museum: An exclusive peek into the world's second oldest profession

International Spy Museum: An exclusive peek into the world's second oldest profession
Adopt an undercover identity. Receive your Agent Briefing. Get special training on past strategies and tactics of some of the world’s greatest intelligence operatives. It’s all at the International Spy Museum – the first and only public espionage museum in the United States and the only exhibition in the world that present a global examination of a profession still very much shrouded in secrecy.

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