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The Library of Congress is considered as the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. While its exterior architecture is stunning, the inside is just as grandeur and beautiful. The paintings on the ceiling are incredible and you have plenty of time to spare, read the quotes on the…
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According to the official website, the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. contains the “most extensive collections of Native American arts and artifacts in the world—approximately 266,000 catalog records (825,000 items) representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 indigenous cultures throughout the Americas.” With…
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The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC offers so many historical rarities all in one place. The Lunar modules, Charles Lindberg’s one-of-a-kind Spirit of St. Louis, the Wright Brothers plane, Amelia Earhart’s plane, John Glenn’s rocket, the nuclear warheads are just few of the wonders inside. With…
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Some of my Filipino friends asked me when they saw pictures of the U.S. Capitol if it was the White House. Nope. The Capitol building isn’t the home and office of the President of the United States. See the U.S. Capitol in this post, and in contrast, below are photos…
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There is so much to see inside the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which in my opinion, rivals what I’ve seen in the Louvre Museum in France. I am an art lover, so I do not mind spending hours admiring impressionists and their use of color and light…
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There was much to see inside the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. There’s the Natural World Photography exhibition and Geology, the collection of gems and minerals, and the origin of Oceans. The museum has so many impressive displays, yet I found the Human Origins very interesting….
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They are not the best museums I’ve been to in Washington, D.C., but the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, National Museum of African Art, Freer Gallery of Art, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are all still worth seeing. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden If you love modern art, then…
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You must have at least 2 hours to see the enormous collection inside the National Museum of American History building in Washington, DC. There is something for kids and adults, from the Hall of U.S. Presidents, to the history of various wars, to the display of the First Lady’s dresses….
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