The nation's capital is a favorite vacation destination for all types of travelers, which means it is often busy - unless you ...

In 1960, the presidential race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was a tight one, and both sides were looking for an ...

Located just to the north of the Tulsa International Airport, the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium is home to numerous exhibits that showcase Tulsa's role in America's aviation history ...

Emily Judd, a former postdoctoral researcher at the museum, helped lead the effort ... It may sound like science fiction, but a group of Smithsonian scientists and their collaborators recently ...

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Each day, the museum — long the Smithsonian’s least-visited but brimming with local history — is hosting an event, drawing the young and the old, city residents and suburbanites for free ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — As the holiday season continues, many families and members of the community are getting ready to celebrate Kwanzaa. To help ring in the traditional seven-day celebration, ...

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is one step closer to becoming the only museum within the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to the stories of Jewish Americans. On Wednesday ...

To provide an address for MetroAccess Paratransit, please use 800 G St, NW. Please note this address is located directly across the street from the museum’s entrance. The Café offers a fresh and ...

Panda pair Mei Xiang and Tian Tian played in the snow at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC. Their five-month-old cub Xiao Qi Ji briefly braved the snowy climate before quickly heading ...

Washington, D.C. residents wait all winter to see the cherry blossoms blooming across the city. This is the first time ...