Things to Do and See in Washington DC

Alyssa Hollingsworth | January 18, 2016

Other Museums

But wait, there’s more museums! These are normally not free, and some can be quite pricy, but they are worth thinking about—especially if you have a special area of interest.

The Holocaust Museum, while possibly the most depressing museum in DC (tied with the Native American Museum), is very worthy of a visit. On a lighter note, there’s also the Spy Museum (where you get a secret identity as you step inside, and have to try to maintain it through the whole exhibit) and the Newseum (museum of press).

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If you’re an art enthusiast who wants more than the free National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, or National Portrait Gallery, you also have your pick of private galleries: The Phillips Collection (modern art), Corcoran Gallery of Art, Textile Museum, Kreeger Museum, and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Basically: There are a lot of museums. See again the note about picking a max of two a day.

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