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Discovery
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Enola GayEnola GayReport this photo · linked, not stored
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MuseumDowntown DC, District of Columbia
Smithsonian Institution
MuseumFounded 1846
KindMuseumDowntown DC
Visitors a year30M2012
Founded1846
Best monthsApr · Sep–OctDowntown DC
38.89° N, 77.03° WUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
When to goDowntown DC · weather score
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
October: high / low69° / 48°
About
Smithsonian Institution in brief
Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States.
It was founded in 1846.
In 2012 it welcomed 30,000,000 visitors.
Its best-known works include Discovery, Enola Gay and Flyer I.
For the trip, the weather in Downtown DC is best in April, September and October; in October afternoons average 69°.
Facts
- Kind
- Museum
- Founded
- 1846
- Visitors
- 30,000,000 (2012)
- Town
- Downtown DC
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.88889° N, 77.02600° W
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Location
Where to find it
Nearby
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S. Dillon Ripley Center
under 0.1 mi W
Museum
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National Museum of Asian Art
0.1 mi SW
Art museum
Around here
Downtown DC and around
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Downtown DC
District of Columbia · United States
Apr · Sep–Octbest months
89°July high
39 ftaltitude
Nature
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Anacostia River
River · 3 ft
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Rock Creek, District of Columbia
River
Mountains
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Mount Saint Alban
381 ft
Heritage
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White House, Washington
National Historic Landmark · 1800
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United States Capitol
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark · 1793
Washington Monument
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites · 1848
Museums
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National Gallery of Art
1937
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