National Museum of Health and Medicine

2500 Linden Ln

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National Geographic Museum

1600 M St NW

Serious explorers and curious kids study maps and artifacts inside a century-old headquarters where the obsession with discovery never stopped being the point.

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International Spy Museum

800 F St NW

Someone who watched every spy thriller in lockdown and actually wants to understand tradecraft walks in here and loses an afternoon to the gadgets, the history, the scenarios that ask what you'd actually do. It's interactive enough to feel like something beyond looking at displays behind glass.

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Bluemont Historical Railroad Junction

601 N Manchester St

History buffs and railroad enthusiasts find themselves in a genuine turn-of-the-century junction point, where you can stand where passengers once transferred toward mountain getaways over a century ago.

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Hillwood Estate

4155 Linnean Ave NW