Exhibitions

The Victory Garden is a re-created World War II-era garden and features "heirloom" vegetable and flower species available to gardeners through the 1940s. Throughout the war years, millions of victory gardens in all shapes and sizes—from window .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

This dollhouse represents a romantic view of the life of a large and affluent American family in the early 1900s. Its 23 rooms contain more than 800 miniature items, including furniture, linens, toys, and other household items. The late Faith .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Flying was new and daring in the early years of the 20th century and traveling by airplane was rare. Airlines, airliners, airports, air routes—none of these existed. But by century's end, you could travel to almost anywhere in America by air in.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Large, iconic artifacts in the main corridor of each wing highlight the wing's key exhibition themes: Ralph Baer’s Inventor’s Workshop (1st Floor, West Wing) Visitors can view the home workshop of Ralph Baer, known as the inventor of the home .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Sport aviation is personal flying for pleasure. Sport pilots fly gliders, sailplanes, hang gliders, ultralights, homebuilts, and other types of aircraft. At the turn of the 21st century, Beechcraft, Cessna, Piper, and other companies were still.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Using immersive experiences such as wind tunnels, the newly reimagined exhibition explores how people use science and engineering to maximize and minimize the forces acting on aircraft and spacecraft. Topics such as super– and hypersonic flight.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance novel, his 1966 Honda Super Hawk motorcycle is on temporary display within the America on the Move exhibition. Visitors will discover Pirsig’.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The naked mole-rats at the National Zoo are having a blast in their new, multistory habitat with more than 25 feet of connecting tunnels. You can also experience the action 24 hours a day on the Zoo's webcam.