NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
National Museum of Natural History
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10th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560 · On the National Mall, opposite the Capitol
- Hours today
- 10 AM – 5:30 PM
- Visit time
- 2–3 hours
- Best for
- Families, gems, fossils
- Founded
- 1910
About this museum
The Smithsonian's most-visited museum. Hope Diamond in the gem hall, the Tyrannosaurus rex 'Wankel Rex' in the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils, a 13-foot African elephant in the rotunda, and a Sant Ocean Hall.
Don't miss
- HALL OF GEOLOGY Hope Diamond, 45.52 carats
- HALL OF FOSSILS T. rex devouring a Triceratops, mounted as a single tableau
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