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    Futures in Space Added

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    Futures in Space

    Explore the potential near- and long–term futures that may emerge with advances in space exploration technology and enterprise.

    July 28, 2025 – Indefinitely

    Air and Space Museum

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    Really BIG Money Added

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    Really BIG Money

    Artifacts and activities help young visitors understand that money can be a powerful and memorable way to learn about the world.

    April 8, 2022 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils—Deep Time Added

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    The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils—Deep Time

    Learn how life on Earth evolved and see highlights from the museum's unrivaled collection of 46 million fossils.

    June 8, 2019 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Explore! with the National Portrait Gallery Added

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    Explore! with the National Portrait Gallery

    Explore! is a space where kids (ages 18 months to 8 years old accompanied by an adult) can experiment with portraiture hands-on. Hours are subject to change.

    January 28, 2017 – Indefinitely

    Portrait Gallery

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    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field Added

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    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

    Learn how African Americans have contributed to sports in American and how sports have helped people respond to injustice.

    September 24, 2016 – Indefinitely

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Wegmans Wonderplace Added

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    Wegmans Wonderplace

    Wegmans Wonderplace welcomes curious kids ages 0–6 and their grownups. Please also note that children may not visit Wegmans Wonderplace without an adult. Please check our events calendar for the latest hours.

    December 9, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project Added

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    Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project

    In Object Project, visitors consider the impact of innovative things on everyday life in the past.

    July 1, 2015 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    Spark!Lab Added

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    Spark!Lab

    Open Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spark!Lab reveals the real story behind inventors’ work through hands-on activities that help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention. Hours are subject to change.

    July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    American Trail Added

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    American Trail

    American Trail is where Zoo visitors can learn about animals native to the U.S. and Canada, many of which have come back from the brink of extinction and are thriving thanks to conservation efforts.

    September 1, 2012 – Permanent

    National Zoo

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    As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, Games Added

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    As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, Games

    The toys, games, and clothing displayed offer children ways of learning traditions of families and people and represent many tribes and time periods.

    August 22, 2012 – Permanent

    American Indian Museum DC

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    Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt Added

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    Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt

    Learn about Egyptian burial ritual and cosmology and what they reveal about life in ancient Egypt.

    November 17, 2011 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Sant Ocean Hall Added

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    Sant Ocean Hall

    Dive in with Phoenix—a model of an actual North Atlantic right whale—and discover how the ocean is a global system essential to all life.

    September 27, 2008 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Human Spaceflight Added

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    Human Spaceflight

    Learn how the United States, Soviet Union/Russia, and other nations have made human spaceflight a reality.

    November 1, 2004 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

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    Kids' Farm Added

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    Kids' Farm

    At the Kids’ Farm, children of all ages have an opportunity to meet and greet cows, alpacas, hogs, donkeys, goats, chickens, and fish.

    June 12, 2004 – Permanent

    National Zoo

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    America on the Move Added

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    America on the Move

    This exhibition examines how transportation—from 1876 to 1999—has shaped our American identity.

    November 22, 2003 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals Added

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    Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals

    Travel to four continents to see some 274 mammals in lifelike poses in their natural habitat.

    November 15, 2003 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals Added

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    Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals

    This hall features 2,500 minerals and gems, including the Hope Diamond, Hooker Emerald Brooch, and a sample from the Bennu asteroid.

    September 20, 1997 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Insect Zoo, O. Orkin Added

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    Insect Zoo, O. Orkin

    The Insect Zoo features many species of live insects, a "nursery" room where visitors can peek at insect larvae and pupae.

    September 10, 1993 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Moving the Mail Added

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    Moving the Mail

    Faced with the challenge of moving the mail quickly, the postal service looked to trains, automobiles, airplanes, and buses to deliver the mail.

    July 30, 1993 – Permanent

    Postal Museum

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    The Dolls' House Added

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    The Dolls' House

    This dollhouse and its 800 miniature furnishings represent a romantic view of the life of a large and affluent American family in the early 1900s.

    Opened 1951 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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