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4 National Air &
Space Museum
Map D5. 601 Independence Ave, SW.
Tel (202) 633-1000. q Smithsonian.
@ 32, 34, 36, 52. Open 10am–
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Opened on America’s
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This gallery’s fine collection of art Bicentennial on July 1, 1976,
treasures, such as The Alba Madonna Key the Air & Space Museum is
(c.1510) by Raphael, chronicles the Suggested route today the most visited site in
history of art from the Middle Ages Washington. The museum’s
to the 20th century. entrance leads into the lofty
Milestones of Flight gallery,
C O N S T I T U T I O N A V E N U E N W firsts in air and space travel.
which displays many of the
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carried astronauts Buzz Aldrin,
National Gallery of Art,
West Building Neil Armstrong, and Michael
Collins on their historic mission
to the moon in 1969. Another
gallery that attracts crowds is
the Space Race, where exhibits
include space suits, a working
model of the Columbia Space
Shuttle, and the Skylab, an
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The very popular World War II
Aviation gallery displays
fighter aircrafts from the
American, British, German,
and Japanese air forces.
Hirshhorn Museum,
an unusual cylindrical- 4 . National Air &
The Arts & Industries Building, shaped addition to the Mall, Space Museum
a masterpiece of Victorian houses contemporary art. The clean, modern design of the
architecture, was built in 1881. The Only a small selection of National Air & Space Museum
building has undergone major reno- the 18,000 works it holds is echoes the technological Milestones of Flight gallery in the National
vation, but is closed to the public. on display at any one time. marvels on display inside. Air & Space Museum
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