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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society Review
Founded in 1888, the society is best known for its magazine, but a 13,000-square-foot exhibition space gives visitors the feeling of stepping into its pages. The Explorers Hall is home to a rotating display of objects from the society's permanent collections—cultural, historical, and scientific—as well as traveling exhibitions.
- Address: 17th and M Sts. NW, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC, 20036 | Map It
- Phone: 202/857-7588; 202/857-7689 group tours
- Cost: Free; prices for special exhibitions around $12
- Hours: Mon.-Sat, 9-5, Sun. 10—5.
- Website: www.nationalgeographic.com
- Metro Farragut N.
- Location: Washington, D.C.
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Travel Deals in Washington, D.C.
- U.S. City Flight Sale (R/T incl. Tax) CheapOair
- 4-Star D.C. Hotel near Dupont Circle Hotwire.com
- D.C. Dupont Circle Hotel incl. Weekends Courtyard Washington
- 8-Night Bermuda and Northeast U.S. Cruise, Save $100 Royal Caribbean
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