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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Be the First to Rate It Map \| When Charles Freer endowed the gallery that bears his name, he...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

Bureau of Engraving and Printing Be the First to Rate It Map \| Paper money has been printed here since 1914, when the bureau...	Government Buildings	The Mall

Department of Agriculture Be the First to Rate It Map \| Although there's not a lot to see inside, this complex is too...	Government Buildings	The Mall

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| Unveiled in 1997, this 7-1/2-acre memorial to the 32nd president...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

Freer Gallery of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| Home to one of the world's finest collections of Asian art, the...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Be the First to Rate It Map \| Sculpture on the National Mall is mostly marble columns and dead...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

Korean War Veterans Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| This memorial to the 1.5 million United States men and women...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

Lincoln Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| Many consider the Lincoln Memorial the most inspiring monument...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

National Air and Space Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| This is the world's most visited museum, attracting 9 million...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Archives Be the First to Rate It Map \| The National Archives are at once monument, museum, and the nation's...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Gallery of Art, East Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The East Building opened in 1978 in response to the changing...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Gallery of Art, West Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The two buildings of the National Gallery hold one of the world's...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Museum of African Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| Opened in 1987, this unique underground building houses galleries...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Museum of American History Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 3 million artifacts in the country's largest history museum...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Museum of Natural History Be the First to Rate It Map \| This is one of the great natural history museums in the world...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National Museum of the American Indian Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Smithsonian's newest museum opened in 2004 and is the first...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

National World War II Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| Dedicated just before Memorial Day in 2004, this symmetrically...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

Smithsonian Institution Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The first Smithsonian museum constructed, this red sandstone...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| In the 1930s Congress decided that Thomas Jefferson deserved...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Museums usually celebrate the best that humanity can achieve...	Museums / Galleries	The Mall

United States Navy Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| Although Pierre L'Enfant included a Navy Memorial in his plans...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Be the First to Rate It Map \| "The Wall," as it's commonly called, is one of the most visited...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

Washington Monument Be the First to Rate It Map \| At the western end of the Mall, the 555-foot, 5-inch Washington...	Memorials / Monuments	The Mall

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