Anacostia Museum - Explores American history, society, and creative expression from an African American perspective. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

1901 Fort Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020 | 202-633-4820

Open Daily, 10AM to 5PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

Freer & Sackler Galleries - Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; features the art of Asia. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall - The Sackler Gallery: 1050 Independence Avenue, SW; The Freer Gallery of Art: Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW. The two museums are connected by an underground exhibition space.

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

Govinda Gallery - Privately owned gallery; features music-related art exhibitions, often by musician artists.

1227 34th Street NW, Washington DC 20007 | 202-333-1180

Tuesday – Saturday, 11AM – 6PM

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - Features modern art. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall at corner of Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW in Washington, DC.

Open Daily, Museum: 10AM - 5PM; Plaza: 7:30AM - 5:30PM; Sculpture Garden: 7:30 AM - dusk (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission, donations are accepted

National Air and Space Museum - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall Independence Ave at 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20560 | 202-633-1000

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Gallery of Art - West Wing features pre-20th Century Art, East Wing (by architect I.M. Pei) features more recent art and other rotating exhibitions. The two wings are connected by an underground gift shop/cafe concourse.

National Mall between Third and Seventh Streets at Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC

Monday - Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Sunday, 11AM - 6PM (closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) | Free admission

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden - Sculpture park adjacent to the National Gallery of Art.

National Mall at 7th Street, N.W., bounded by Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive, and 7th and 9th Streets, N.W.

Monday - Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Sunday, 11AM - 6PM | Free admission

National Postal Museum - Explore the history of the mail, deliverer of your postal goodness. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Old Post Office Building, 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 | (202) 633-5555

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Museum of African Art - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

950 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20560 | 202-633-4600

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Museum of American History - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Museum of the American Indian - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall, Fourth Street & Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20560 | 202-633-1000

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Museum of Natural History - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20560

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Portrait Gallery - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Patent Office Building located at 8th and F Streets, NW, Washington, D.C., 20560

This museum is closed for extensive renovations, and is scheduled to reopen July 4, 2006.

Renwick Gallery - Features American crafts and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st centuries. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

1661 Pennsylvania Avenue (at 17th Street) N.W., Washington DC 20006 | 202-633-2850

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission