Best Historical Place Museum in Washington D.C.

Petersen House
516 10th St NW
The site of Abraham Lincoln's death


Tudor Place Historic House & Garden
1644 31st St NW
Home with historic items & hourly tours




Smithsonian National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave. NW
Celebrated U.S. heritage collection



O Street Museum
2016 O St NW


Dumbarton House
2715 Q St NW
Federal-style home with period furniture



African American Civil War Museum
1925 Vermont Ave NW
History of African American soliders


National Museum of the American Indian
4th St SW
Native American culture & history



The President Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S St NW
Former home of the 28th US president


National Building Museum
401 F St NW
Architecture & engineering exhibits


Octagon Museum
1799 New York Ave NW
Architecture exhibits in a historic home


Naval Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW


Heurich House Museum
1307 New Hampshire Ave NW
Tours of a striking 1890s mansion


Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 W St SE


The L. Ron Hubbard House
1812 19th St NW


Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Pl SE
Unique place with urban-focused exhibits



Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Renowned collection of natural wonders



Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building
900 Jefferson Dr SW
Special events in an 1800s building



Smithsonian Castle
1000 Jefferson Dr SW
National landmark & information center



National Museum of African American History and Culture
1400 Constitution Ave. NW
Smithsonian museum with unique exhibits



Old Stone House
3051 M St NW
Pre-revolutionary-style listed house