National Air and Space Museum

"The museum, now in its 36th year, chronicles the story of the mastery of flight, from Kitty Hawk to outer space." Full review

"The world's most-visited museum is heavenly for adults and a must for kids." Full review

"The imposing Tennessee marble modernist block, by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, incorporates three skylit, double-height galleries, which house missiles, aircraft and space stations." Full review

"This fascinating museum welcomes more than nine million visitors annually, making it one of Washington's and the world's most popular." Full review

"World’s largest collection of aircraft and space vehicles (Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, Bell X-1, 1903 Wright Flyer). " Full review

"The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum contains a trove of celebrated aircraft." Full review

"This is the one of the country's most visited museums." Full review

"This is among America’s favorite museums...it does so in a multi-layered fashion, mixing extraordinary artifacts with IMAX movies, videos, and hands-on exploration of displayed equipment." Full review

"One of Washington’s most popular destinations, the museum features the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world"

"With eight new exhibition spaces housing aviation artifacts. If that's not enough, you can head to the affiliated Udvar-Hazy Center to peruse legendary aircraft like the Discovery space shuttle"