On Wednesday, the Smithsonian announced its DC museums will be closed on January 20. Inauguration Day in DC typically brings ...

Several Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington D.C. will close on Inauguration Day to reduce strain on ...

Visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington will soon get a double dose of President-elect Trump, ...

Better known as becoming the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree, Susan La Flesche, along with her sister Rosalie, made significant contributions to the anthropological study and ...

The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. Eleven museums are located along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., six others and the Smithsonian’s ...

Nesmith native Denise Nesmith Washington has found national fame as The Hair Hat Lady. Her ornate synthetic hair hats and ...

With a collection of more than 147 million items, this robust Smithsonian museum on the National Mall ... is available on the property's website. DC National Mall Night Tour with 10 Stops ...

One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science project aims to find them and uncover their secrets year after year ...

Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where ... He is known for his scientific articles, popular books, museum exhibitions, documentaries and ...

Stop #2: The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Another highlight to add to your 4-day Washington DC itinerary is the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. This museum is full of fun and ...

by Jade Lawson TOPICS: WASHINGTON, DC — The Smithsonian National Zoo released a new video as a Christmas present to the D.C. area of pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao.

Although party politics and a tumultuous election may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, there is another side to Washington, DC ...