Museums in Washington, D.C.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

The legacy of a wealthy executive and his wife, this little-known art museum features works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and more.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.