National Museum of African Art

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D.C. – Beyond Its Monuments - expert review Every year, tens of thousands of travelers pack their bags and set off to visit America’s center of government. There’s always something new to explore in our capital, but this time we’re bypassing the long lines to famous attractions in favor of D.C.’s great outdoors. No matter how many times you’v... travellady.com Angelinos can skip it - user review We found this museum to be inferior to the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History. The Hope Diamond was underwhelming. The museum was extemely crowded and had a lot of informational displ... tripadvisor.com very enjoyable day - user review I had read all of the other reviews of the zoo prior to going to the zoo and found that I did agree with most. If you are going for more than a few hours definately take a packed lun... tripadvisor.com Put on your walking shoes - user review Put on your good shoes. Walking the Smithsonian museums is going to hurt those feet. Plan for at least two hours to visit all of the floors and exhibits at this museum. Be prepared ... tripadvisor.com YOU HAVE TO GO - user review IT WAS GREAT WE SAW TONS AND THE SIGHTS WERE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!VISIT WHEN TERE ARENT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD VIEW.ANYONE WILL LOV... travel.yahoo.com Don't miss the American History Museum exhibit here while that museum is being renovated! - user review The American History Museum exhibit was the reason we went to the Air and Space Museum. While we enjoyed what we saw of the Air and Space Museum (and how can you not be thrill... travel.yahoo.com Museum has no art or information - user review I saw many museums in Washington, all the others superb, but this one was a travesty. It had virtually no exhibits on show, and the lady on the information desk could not give me any inf... tripadvisor.com Air & Space Museum - A HIT!! - user review The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum is located on the Mall in Washington DC... and it's FREE. You can visit it for part of the day, then cross the Mall to some of the other museums. Getting There We drove in after lunch; free parking along the Mall can be TIGHT. The museum closes at 5pm, but a lot of... igougo.com Air & Space Museum - user review The day we were here it was very crowded and there was a lot of remodeling/construction going on. I have bruises on my shoulders from my grandsons flying ability in the Fligh... travel.yahoo.com The best museum!!! - user review We were planning on spending 2 or 3 hours there and ended up spending 5! Could have spent the whole day there. They have more displays and more categories of interest than any other mu... tripadvisor.com Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com - expert review A department of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (though located nowhere near it), the Renwick Gallery is a showcase for American creativity in crafts, housed in a historic mid-1800s landmark building of the French Second Empire style. The original home... frommers.com Wow - user review If you thought you liked the Mall version you ain't seen nothin' yet till you've gone here for a whole day. One of the best aero museums we've ever been to! If you're staying in DC ca... tripadvisor.com A little too crowded - user review I absolutely love the NMAH, but I do not recomment going on a weekend. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it was PACKED. It was too crowded to enjoy everything that it has to offer. But ... tripadvisor.com No title - user review We really enjoyed our visit to the National Zoo but the main reason we went was to see the 3 month old tiger cubs. Since we had business meetings in the mornings, we couldn't go until t... tripadvisor.com The National Air & Space Museum - user review To walk inside the Air & Space Museum is to enter a gigantic time capsule. All around you, whether suspended from the ceiling or parked at floor level, the visitor is surrounded by aircraft that each, in its own unique fashion, represents a mile stone in the history of flight. It's an extraordinary ... igougo.com Awesome! - user review I am not a zoo person, but I enjoyed this zoo a lot. The pandas of course were the highlights. I liked a whole lot better than the Baltimore Zoo (now the Maryland Zoo) and plus it is free.... tripadvisor.com Pandas & Kids - user review Having read some of the reviews of others, I almost did not go to the Zoo. April 20, a fine day of Sunshine; the first sunshine in a week! I like Zoos and have no ax to grind. This ... tripadvisor.com Seen it once, seen it all... - user review Maybe it's just me, but everything in here felt dead. Ha ha - yes it all is, but if you like to look at stuff and read lots of text, then this is the museum for you. If you want somet... tripadvisor.com Excellent Museum - Our Family's Favorite Smithsonian - user review This museum has something for everyone and should please even non-museum people. We spent all day there and wish we could have ... tripadvisor.com Go After the Museum is Renovated - user review The Museum of American History has been a wonderful experience in the past, but when I visited it 3 weeks before it was to close for renovation, it seemed like a tired old place. The ex... tripadvisor.com Cutest little panda - user review I came here especially for the baby panda. It's the most adorable little thing. The zoo is large and you can walk around there for hours and the great thing is that the grounds are op... tripadvisor.com National Air & Space Museum - user review I had high hopes for the world's most visited museum and, on the whole, wasn't disappointed by what I found. The place impresses you from the minute you walk in the door, with aircraft and spacecraft hanging from the roof of the main lobby. I quickly located a piece of moon rock to touch, a singular... igougo.com National Air & Space Museum - user review This is my favorite museum on the Mall and possibly in the world. Every trip this is one of my first stops in D.C. and it never gets tiring for me. Part of it is that I'm still a kid at heart and all these planes and space vehicles just help to remind me of that. I still dream of going into space on... igougo.com Well it was cool - user review It was the most awesome place ever I thout it was very intresting the presindent would be even intersted if he wasnt to stupid of keeping himself thinking he is better than other ... travel.yahoo.com Not at all what I was expecting - user review As a kid, I devoured each issue of Smithsonian magazine as soon as it arrived. You always read about them getting great artifacts and their incredible collections. Sadly, this museum was... tripadvisor.com Pandas are worth the trip! - user review We enjoyed our visit here. We aren't big zoo fans, but I always wanted to see the pandas, so we went. Early on a Sunday AM (before 11:00), there were no lines and the animals were very ac... tripadvisor.com This can be a great day trip. - user review We just took my husband to the new NASM in Chantillyto celebrate his 50th birthday. Parking was very easy, and while you do pay a fee to park, there is no admission to the museum it... tripadvisor.com Great Museum, off the beaten path for out of town visitors - user review The new Air and Space museum is pretty good - a HUGE building with lots of planes and spacecraft. The museum is free but parking is 12 bucks and there is no alternative parking option... tripadvisor.com Loved the Space Shuttle - user review We visited the Udvar-Hazy Center on Saturday July 23rd. Parking was very easy, and as it was pointed out you do pay a $12 fee to park but there is no admission to the museum itself. Ex... tripadvisor.com Udvar-Hazy is Ho Hum - user review I would not recommend this as a museum to go out of your way to visit. I think even hard-core aviation afficianados will find this place a sleeper. If I could pick one word to describ... tripadvisor.com The most popular Smithosonian - user review Be sure to bring good walking shoes and try to visit in the off season if you can. Be sure to plan accourdingly so you can visit the Einstein Planeterium and the IMAX theatre. ... travel.yahoo.com Skip the food, but do not skip this great museum - user review The American Museum of Art/National Portrait Gallery share the same wonderful old Patent Office Building and recently reopened after many years of renovations. The building itself is ma... tripadvisor.com You may want to skip it if going before Oct 2006 - user review My family and I visited the second week of August, 2006. They are closing the museum down mid-September for renovations (I think), and will re-open in 2008. When we went, half the exhi... tripadvisor.com gems/minerals rock! - user review Nice variety of interesting, informative collections. Everything was well laid out and easy to access. Loved the mineral and gem collection! Could have been there for days learning and adm... tripadvisor.com terribly boring!!!!!!!!!!!! - user review it was boring and made no sense it wasnt very interactive!!!!!!! my kids hated it and never wanted to go back we went to the whit house which was so ... travel.yahoo.com Wonderful for Kids - user review As a former local I would often visit this when I was in town. Its easy to get to and there is a lot going on. It will be the bulk of your day and isnt hard to get to. ... travel.yahoo.com Some of the habitats are small, but the pandas make it worth it! - user review I had no idea the pandas would be so cool. Seeing them in person was really an experience. We were very sorry to see the habitat for the sloth bear, he seemed very unhappy. The zoo is n... tripadvisor.com Just Okay - user review I am a local and have been to this musuem twice. It is not as polished as other Smithsonian Musuems. They do not have the really nice brochures and maps that the other Smithsonians ... tripadvisor.com One of the Best - user review So much Aviation and Space Exploration History. Fantastic value. Lots of Aircraft and Spacecraft in the museum. This one you should see Every t... travel.yahoo.com The National Air & Space Museum - user review This place is a wonderful collection of aviation and space exploration history. Whether it is our first and major flights here on Earth or our trips into outer space, you can put a 3-D picture in your head to join those newsreels and photo journals that we've all heard and seen over the years. I lov... igougo.com Enid A. Haupt Garden \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com - expert review Named for its donor, a noted supporter of horticultural projects, this stunning garden presents elaborate flower beds and borders, plant-filled turn-of-the-20th-century urns, 1870s cast-iron furnishings, and lush baskets hung from reproduction 19th-century lampposts. Although on ground level, the ga... frommers.com National Air & Space Museum - user review The National Air and Space Museum is a huge monument to the people and technologies involved with the development of aviation and space flight. When you visit, start with a trip to the IMAX theatre box office, because tickets to the many fascinating IMAX films can be hard to get and can sell out qui... igougo.com Was very educational - user review I can not say enough good things about this place. Parking is $12 but you can take a .50 shuttle from the Dulles Airport. I saw everything in 3 hours before my flight back home from... tripadvisor.com National Air and Space Museum \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com - expert review With the opening of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in December 2003, the National Air and Space Museum now bills itself, One museum, two locations. Its not realistic, however, to visit both museums in one day: The flagship museum on th... frommers.com Get an early start - user review We are not early risers and did not want to go in the heat of the day, so did not get there until about 4:00 PM. By this time, we were told most of the animals have retired for the ev... tripadvisor.com Stuffed & Mounted - user review I expected much more of the Smithsonian than I found at Udvar-Hazy.They have put on display here much of what they own, but with very little interpretation. It's as if they said, We ha... tripadvisor.com warrants a visit...Insects especailly! - user review Personally, the dinosaur area was very cramped and we (including 8 YO) enjoy the dino area at Carnegie Mus. in Pgh much better. MNH is worth a visit for us (especially with kids) to get t... tripadvisor.com Seek it out--this place is NOT to be missed! - user review Wow! On the way to visit a cousin in Gainesville, VA we saw the sign for the new NASM at Dulles Airport off 66. Although traffic was terrible (a norm in the DC area), the museum is well ... tripadvisor.com National Museum of American History \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com - expert review Well, you could spend days in here (okay, just plan on a few hours). This museum and its neighbor, the National Museum of Natural History, are the behemoths of the Smithsonian, each filled to the gills with artifacts. American History d... frommers.com National Museum of Natural History \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com - expert review Before you step inside the museum, stop outside first, on the 9th Street side of the building, to visit the butterfly garden. Four habitats -- wetland, meadow, woods edge, and urban garden -- are on view, designed to beckon butterflies and ... frommers.com interesting for the whole family - user review Very intersting, lot of exhibitions, everyone can find interesting things, and the 3d film... tripadvisor.com Avoid this place like the plague on the weekend! - user review We just returned from a Spring Break trip. We are a family of 4, with 2 boys, ages 8 and 10. I know the boys were really looking forward to this Museum, but I have to say that it was... tripadvisor.com Too crowded - user review We went on May 30th 2007 and found it was way to crowded with all the schools groups in the building. Around 4PM they started leaving and then it became bearable. Now mind you ... travel.yahoo.com No title - user review What a wonderful museum! I highly recommend this gallery of art. Awesome collections. The building inside is sumptuous. Staff very friendly and informative. What a cool place. Wis... tripadvisor.com Enjoyed with Young Teens - user review Washington DC is one of my favorite places to visit and being only a few hours away, we have been there quite often with our boys who are now 11 1/2 and 14. There is so much to see in... tripadvisor.com World class! - user review Like most other free museums in Washington D.C., this museum is world class! The exhibits are fairly comprehensive, presenting detailed history of aviation and space travels. Defin... travel.yahoo.com No title - user review Some friends were visiting and we decided to check out the new Udvar Hazy Center/Museum. We took with us our 18 month old daughter, and they took their newborn. We paid the $15 parking ... tripadvisor.com The National Air and Space Museum - user review The National Air and Space Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institute, was by far my favorite part of Washington, D.C.! I loved it so much that I went twice within my 3-day vacation, and I plan on going again soon. The NASM is the most popular of the museums on the National Mall, although it is spaci... igougo.com The kids will love it as will you - user review Filled with all kinds of cool stuff. Fonzie's jacket, Lincoln's top hat, cars, trucks, trains, and many other stuff. It is a must see to see some of the everyday things o... tripadvisor.com Space Station 3D IMAX movie - user review On a recent visit to the National Air and Space Museum, my hubby, son and I decided to take in one of the IMAX movies. We chose Space Station 3D which is an incredible choice. You get 3D glasses as you enter, but these are not the 3D glasses you remember, the red on one side and blue on the other. T... igougo.com I enjoyed it - user review Air and Space in Downtown (ASD) vs Air and Space Udar-Huzay (ASUH) in Dulles.One of my fave musuems is the ASD. I love flying, flight, etc. I recently (within the past week) went to ... tripadvisor.com kids and parents love it - user review Fossils, dinosaurs, and animals are some of the things that you will find. The kids and parents will love to see all these things. It ... tripadvisor.com Getting to the Zoo by Metro - user review Every guidebook ever written tells you to take the Metro red line to the Woodley Park/Zoo exit....it even says 'zoo' exit, right? Well, we were given a wonderful tip by a Metro atten... tripadvisor.com It's great to be an American! - user review Whatever else you do in DC, DO NOT miss this museum! At the moment, you can see our nation's cultural history, from Ella Fitzgerald to Julia Child. A truly fantastic display of item... tripadvisor.com Wonderful intimate museum - user review This is a small museum, and the palatial rooms are just as spectacular as the beautiful works of art... tripadvisor.com Smithsonian Art Museum Renwick Gallery - user review A small but fascinating gallery of art jewelry--not the kind of stuff anyone would actually wear, but certainly a very interesting show of what can be done with precious and semiprecious stones and found materials. The model of Robert Ebendorf's workbench in the exhibit of his work wil make every wi... igougo.com Five stars and no grizzlies, please - expert review 'One moment I was looking down at my salmon en croute, and the next moment we were in Manitoba.' Adrian Mourby chooses the most luxurious way to travel across th... travel.independent.co.uk Don't Miss It! Plan to spend some time - user review We visited in June of 2004. The American History Museum is a must see. We spent a half day there and could well have spent an entire day. My kids were 12 and 9 and each still talk ab... tripadvisor.com No title - user review We visited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on our way to Washington (as it is a fair distance from the city centre, by Dulles airport). We had decided to go there for the numerous exhibits ... tripadvisor.com No title - user review On April 3rd, around 9:45am, my husband and I arrived at the zoo, only to be ejected about 15 minutes later, after creeping along passing a couple of filled parking lots. The full... tripadvisor.com Crowded and half closed - user review Half of the museum seems to be closed with many of the exhibits gone or under construction. I've never been in such a crowded museum! We never even made it upstairs; the lines were so i... tripadvisor.com More planes! - user review The new Air and Space annex is pretty good, and I'm sure it will get better as they add more exhibits. I thought it would be more like the downtown museum. There is a lot of work in ... tripadvisor.com The National Air & Space Museum - user review There's a good reason than over 10,000,000 (!) people a year come through the doors of this museum--the exhibits of early flight, war planes, space suits, and craft are unequalled anywhere. If you haven't been to a planetarium since you were in school in the 70s and 80s, pay the $6.50 admission fee ... igougo.com National Museum of African Art - Capitol Hill - 950 Independence Avenue Washington DC 20560 - CityVoter Washington D.C. The National Museum of African Art is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building and the Sackler Gallery of Art. The main entrance to the museum is located in the Enid Haupt Garden on Independence Avenue. The website provides a good overview of past, present,... cityvoter.com National Museum of African Art - Washington, DC I was really excited to come to this museum, especially since I knew it was one of the lesser visited ones of the Smithsonian, but I honestly was expecting a little more. The museum was much much smaller in comparison to the others and there is so much history and culture and art and life in Africa ... yelp.com National Museum of African Art Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Fodor's Travel Guides Opened in 1987, this unique underground building houses galleries, a library, photographic archives, and educational facilities. Its rotating exhibits present African visual arts, including sculpture, textiles, photography, archaeology, and modern art. Long-term installations explore the sculpture o... fodors.com