Experts' Choice Award Dumbarton Oaks
12 expert reviews
“An estate that encompasses an early-19th-century mansion-museum-research center, an art gallery-pavilion, a library, and nearly 16 acres of gorgeous gardens.”
– Frommer's
Travel + Leisure "Part of a vast estate off a quiet Georgetown street, the 10-acre garden of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection is a celebration of landscape." Full review
Time Out "Wealthy art connoisseurs Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss purchased the 19th-century Federal-style brick mansion Dumbarton Oaks in 1920." Full review
Afar Magazine "Tucked away in the highest point of this elegant neighborhood, you'll find the onetime "country estate" of Mildred and Robert Bliss." Full review
Not For Tourists "An absolute treasure."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This gracious museum and research institution is situated at the heart of what has been called "America's most civilized square mile."" Full review
Where "Dumbarton Oaks welcomes the public to its museum and gardens and is located in historic Georgetown." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact. " Full review
Fodor's "The museum holds a small but world-renowned collection of Byzantine and pre-Columbian art...especially beautiful in the spring but worth visiting in any season" Full review
Frommer's "The estate includes a museum devoted to Byzantine and pre-Columbian art, a research center and library, and 10 acres of formal and informal gardens." Full review
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Note: The gardens can get crowded in spring and early summer, when they are at their loveliest
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