Things to Do Alone in Washington, D.C.
“The best thing which we derive from history is the enthusiasm that it raises in us.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe …
“The best thing which we derive from history is the enthusiasm that it raises in us.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe …
White marble monuments softly glow. Museums teem with fascinating objects. Neoclassical buildings house the moments that shape the future of a nation….
On October 11, 1776, nine American vessels, under the command of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, fought a better-armed British fleet in a…
The 11-ton African Bush Elephant rears its trunk in the beaux-arts building’s magnificent three-story Rotunda. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History…
The small space houses a collection that has spanned the globe and flown to the Moon. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space…
The Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., hosts nearly 400 species of animals, including big cats, Andean bears, and of course…