Museums

Launch into the history of flight by surrounding yourself with icons of air and space travel. The flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, exhibits aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets, and other flight-related artifacts.

The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the museum in Washington, D.C.

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, is steadfast in its mission to share the culture and lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement, and explore how this significant era continues to shape equality and freedom globally.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the only national museum and library that celebrates and preserves Czech, Slovak, and American life. They encourage self-discovery, and asks what it means to be free.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

National Hispanic Cultural Center is dedicated to the preservation, promotion and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts and humanities.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is dedicated to promoting jazz as a living, breathing entity that looks as far into the future as it does into the past.

Spanning 14 acres along the banks of the Mississippi River, the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium serves as a premier interpretive center for river history and interactive learning.