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NewseumvsNational Air and Space Museum
Newseum and National Air and Space Museum are both endorsed by expert reviewers. Overall, Newseum ranks slightly better than National Air and Space Museum. Newseum comes in at #1 in Washington DC with approval from 8 sources including Michelin Guide, Concierge and Time Out.
Newseum
Concierge
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Fodor's
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Michelin Guide
Time Out
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC, DC 20001
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Concierge "The museum also houses a portion of the Berlin Wall, and part of the broadcast tower that once graced the top of the World Trade Center."
Frommer's "Open since April 11, 2008, the Newseum is as much a fun house of participatory experiences and special-effects exhibits as it is a museum." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Unaffiliated with the Smithsonian (ergo the cost of admission), the ‘most interactive museum in the world’ is dedicated to the craft of news gathering and dissemination." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to the history of news and the media, the Newseum is a 250,000-square-foot museum that strives to foster understanding between the media and the public." Full review
Fodor's "Visitors enter into a 90-foot-high media-saturated atrium, overlooked by a giant breaking-news screen and a news helicopter suspended overhead." Full review
Where "A 250,000-square-foot venue lauding the First Amendment." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Newseum in Washington is a unique museum." Full review
Time Out "Also explored here are issues of media bias and credibility, modern phenomena of blogging and "citizen journalists" and the environment of 24-hour rolling news." Full review
National Air and Space Museum Frommer's Travel + Leisure Time Out Michelin Guide Where
U.S. News & World Report Fodor's Frommer's Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
6th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington DC, DC 20560
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Frommer's "The museum, now in its 36th year, chronicles the story of the mastery of flight, from Kitty Hawk to outer space." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The world's most-visited museum is heavenly for adults and a must for kids." Full review
Time Out "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
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This fascinating museum welcomes more than nine million visitors annually, making it one of Washington's and the world's most popular." Full review
Where "World’s largest collection of aircraft and space vehicles (Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, Bell X-1, 1903 Wright Flyer). " Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum contains a trove of celebrated aircraft." Full review
Fodor's "This is the one of the country's most visited museums." Full review
Frommer's "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
Travel + Leisure "One of Washington’s most popular destinations, the museum features the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world"
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Travel + Leisure "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"
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Keep in mind that the Air and Space Museum in D.C. needs a timed entry pass, so book yours well in advance, especially if you're visiting on a weekend.
