The National Air and Space Museum’s current galleries include "The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age," and "Destination Moon" — featuring Neil Armstrong's spacesuit from the Apollo mission, as well as a module from that lunar trip. Other parts of the museum look at our unquenchable thirst for speed, and the intricacies of the solar system.

Air and Space Museum

American Indians crossed over to the continent many centuries before the European explorers first came here, and the culture of these indigenous peoples is broadly explored in the fantastic National Museum of the American Indian. Ongoing exhibitions show the importance of tribal leaders, with displays of their bags, peace medals, clothing, and weaving.

Museum of the American Indian

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States — with original writing and signatures on them — are on display at the National Archives Museum. Its public vaults give visitors a glimpse into the daily workings of political life in the capital, with items such as telegrams from Abraham Lincoln available for viewing.

National Archives Museum

The National Museum of Natural History explores the story of Earth and things that live and grow on it. There’s an 11-ton elephant in the entry hall and a gray whale skeleton, and for a truly dazzling experience, wander the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, where the sparkle and range of colors of these natural stones defy belief.

Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History explores the story of Earth and the things that live and grow on it. There’s an 11-ton elephant in the entry hall and a gray whale skeleton, and for a truly dazzling experience, wander the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, where the sparkle and range of colors of these natural stones defy belief.

African American Museum