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Best Museums in Washington, D.C.

81 museums in Washington, D.C., United States — ranked by Wikipedia presence, image availability and data completeness.

Kreeger Museum
#1Wikipedia
Kreeger Museum
est. 1994Has website38.92°, -77.09°
Museum of the Palestinian People
#2Wikipedia
Museum of the Palestinian People
est. 2015Has website38.92°, -77.04°
National Museum of African Art
#3Wikipedia
National Museum of African Art
est. 1964Has website38.89°, -77.03°
National Museum of the American Indian
#4Wikipedia
National Museum of the American Indian
est. 1989Has website38.89°, -77.02°
National Museum of Women in the Arts
#5Wikipedia
National Museum of Women in the Arts
est. 1981Has website38.90°, -77.03°
The Phillips Collection
#6Wikipedia
The Phillips Collection
est. 1921Has website38.91°, -77.05°
American University Museum
#7Wikipedia
American University Museum
est. 2005Has website38.94°, -77.09°
Art Museum of the Americas
#8Wikipedia
Art Museum of the Americas
est. 1976Has website38.89°, -77.04°
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
#9Wikipedia
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
est. 1987Has website38.89°, -77.03°
Corcoran Gallery of Art
#10Wikipedia
Corcoran Gallery of Art
est. 1869Has website38.90°, -77.04°
DAR Museum
#11Wikipedia
DAR Museum
est. 1910Has website38.89°, -77.04°
Dumbarton Oaks
#12Wikipedia
Dumbarton Oaks
est. 1940Has website38.91°, -77.06°
East Building of the National Gallery of Art
#13Wikipedia
East Building of the National Gallery of Art
est. 1978Has website38.89°, -77.02°
Fondo del Sol
#14Wikipedia
Fondo del Sol
est. 1973Has website38.91°, -77.05°
Freer Gallery of Art
#15Wikipedia
Freer Gallery of Art
est. 1923Has website38.89°, -77.03°
George Washington University residence halls
#16Wikipedia
George Washington University residence halls
est. 1821Has website38.90°, -77.05°
German-American Heritage Museum of the USA
#17Wikipedia
German-American Heritage Museum of the USA
est. 2010Has website38.90°, -77.02°
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
#18Wikipedia
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
est. 1973Has website38.94°, -77.05°
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
#19Wikipedia
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
est. 1974Has website38.89°, -77.02°
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
#20Wikipedia
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
est. 1894Has website38.90°, -77.02°
House of the Temple
#21Wikipedia
House of the Temple
est. 1915Has website38.91°, -77.04°
Interior Museum
#22Wikipedia
Interior Museum
est. 1938Has website38.89°, -77.04°
International Spy Museum
#23Wikipedia
International Spy Museum
est. 2002Has website38.88°, -77.03°
Laogai Museum
#24Wikipedia
Laogai Museum
est. 2008Has website38.91°, -77.03°
Marian Koshland Science Museum
#25Wikipedia
Marian Koshland Science Museum
est. 2004Has website38.90°, -77.02°
National Building Museum
#26Wikipedia
National Building Museum
est. 1980Has website38.90°, -77.02°
National Gallery of Art
#27Wikipedia
National Gallery of Art
est. 1937Has website38.89°, -77.02°
National Guard Memorial Museum
#28Wikipedia
National Guard Memorial Museum
Has website38.90°, -77.01°
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
#29Wikipedia
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
est. 1958Has website38.91°, -77.04°
National Museum of Catholic Art and History
#30Wikipedia
National Museum of Catholic Art and History
est. 1995Has website38.91°, -77.04°
National Museum of Crime & Punishment
#31Wikipedia
National Museum of Crime & Punishment
est. 2008Has website38.90°, -77.02°
National Portrait Gallery
#32Wikipedia
National Portrait Gallery
est. 1962Has website38.90°, -77.02°
Newseum
#33Wikipedia
Newseum
est. 1997Has website38.89°, -77.02°
O Street Museum Foundation
#34Wikipedia
O Street Museum Foundation
est. 1998Has website38.91°, -77.05°
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
#35Wikipedia
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
est. 2001Has website38.94°, -77.00°
Renwick Gallery
#36Wikipedia
Renwick Gallery
est. 1972Has website38.90°, -77.04°
Russian Cultural Center
#37Wikipedia
Russian Cultural Center
Has website38.92°, -77.05°
The Textile Museum
#38Wikipedia
The Textile Museum
est. 1925Has website38.91°, -77.05°
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
#39Wikipedia
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
est. 1993Has website38.89°, -77.03°
White House Rose Garden
#40Wikipedia
White House Rose Garden
est. 191338.90°, -77.04°
American Poetry Museum
#41Wikipedia
American Poetry Museum
est. 2004Has website38.87°, -76.99°
Armenian Genocide Museum of America
#42Wikipedia
Armenian Genocide Museum of America
Has website38.90°, -77.03°
Army Medical Museum and Library
#43Wikipedia
Army Medical Museum and Library
est. 188738.89°, -77.02°
Arts and Industries Building
#44Wikipedia
Arts and Industries Building
Has website38.89°, -77.02°
Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings
#45Wikipedia
Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings
Has website38.93°, -77.06°
Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW
#46Wikipedia
Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW
38.90°, -77.02°
Institute for Communications Law Studies
#47Wikipedia
Institute for Communications Law Studies
est. 1981Has website38.94°, -77.00°
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
#48Wikipedia
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
est. 196138.90°, -77.04°
Marine Corps Museum
#49Wikipedia
Marine Corps Museum
est. 194038.88°, -76.99°
National Museum of American Diplomacy
#50Wikipedia
National Museum of American Diplomacy
Has website38.89°, -77.05°
S. Dillon Ripley Center
#51Wikipedia
S. Dillon Ripley Center
Has website38.89°, -77.03°
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
#52Wikipedia
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
est. 1997Has website38.89°, -77.02°
The Graduate School of Political Management
#53Wikipedia
The Graduate School of Political Management
est. 1987Has website38.90°, -77.05°
Tiber Island Cooperative Homes
#54Wikipedia
Tiber Island Cooperative Homes
Has website38.88°, -77.02°
Tudor Place
#55Wikipedia
Tudor Place
Has website38.91°, -77.06°
U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts
#56Wikipedia
U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts
est. 182838.89°, -77.03°
Washington Gallery of Modern Art
#57Wikipedia
Washington Gallery of Modern Art
est. 196138.91°, -77.05°
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
#58Wikipedia
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
38.92°, -77.03°
Campuses of George Washington University
#59Wikipedia
Campuses of George Washington University
est. 182138.90°, -77.05°
Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
#60Wikipedia
Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
38.90°, -77.04°
Honfleur Gallery
#61Wikipedia
Honfleur Gallery
est. 200738.87°, -76.99°
Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum
#62Wikipedia
Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum
38.90°, -77.02°
National Deaf Life Museum
#63Wikipedia
National Deaf Life Museum
est. 2007Has website38.91°, -76.99°
Officers Quarters, Washington Navy Yard
#64Wikipedia
Officers Quarters, Washington Navy Yard
38.88°, -76.99°
Petersen House
#65Wikipedia
Petersen House
38.90°, -77.03°
Planet Word
#66Wikipedia
Planet Word
est. 2020Has website38.90°, -77.03°
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
#67Wikipedia
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
est. 2003Has website38.90°, -77.05°
Waggaman–Ray Commercial Row
#68Wikipedia
Waggaman–Ray Commercial Row
38.90°, -77.04°
Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
#69Wikipedia
Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
est. 1876Has website38.91°, -77.04°
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library
#70Wikipedia
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library
38.92°, -77.02°
George Washington University Art Galleries
#71Wikipedia
George Washington University Art Galleries
Has website38.90°, -77.05°
National Museum of Asian Art
#72Wikipedia
National Museum of Asian Art
Has website38.89°, -77.03°
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#73Wikipedia
Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center
est. 1993Has website38.92°, -77.02°
George Washington University College of Professional Studies
#74
George Washington University College of Professional Studies
est. 2001Has website38.90°, -77.05°
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#75Wikipedia
The Education Center at The Wall
Has website38.89°, -77.05°
Latrobe cenotaphs
#76
Latrobe cenotaphs
est. 181538.88°, -76.98°
West Building of the National Gallery of Art
#77
West Building of the National Gallery of Art
est. 194138.89°, -77.02°
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#78
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Has website38.90°, -77.02°
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#79
Howard University Gallery of Art
Has website38.92°, -77.02°
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#80
National Archives Museum
Has website38.89°, -77.02°
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#81
Ford's Theatre Center for Education and Leadership
38.90°, -77.03°