So - I'm headed to Washington for a week visiting my sister -

[hedgehog]

I wanted to see the Peacock Room, but it closed last month for renovations until next year.

So - what should I check out at the Smithsonian?

[Xyzse]

1. The Zoo

[femmocrat]

2. Check out their site: http://www.si.edu/Events

We loved the Hirshhorn.

If I were going, I would visit the American Indian Museum. It wasn't open the last time we were in DC.

[elleng]

3. LOTS of stuff at 'The Smithsonian,'

so choose what strikes your fancy.

The Smithsonian Institution—the world’s largest museum and research complex—includes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park.

Most Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are free and open every day of the year except December 25. For hours of operation, see information on planning your visit or select a museum from the list.

Note: Additional Smithsonian exhibitions and events can be found in the S. Dillon Ripley Center on the National Mall.

D.C. Metro Area

African American History and
Culture Museum
African Art Museum
Air and Space Museum
Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
American Art Museum
American History Museum
American Indian Museum
Anacostia Community Museum
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Freer Gallery of Art
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
National Zoo
Natural History Museum
Portrait Gallery
Postal Museum
Renwick Gallery
Smithsonian Institution Building,
The Castle
Arts and Industries Building

https://www.si.edu/Museums

Have fun, and the closer to SPRING you get here, the better!

[csziggy]

4. The Great Inka Road

http://www.nmai.si.edu/inkaroad/

I plan to go when we visit Alexandria and Washington in November.

[NV Whino]

5. Everything.