Best Museums in Washington, D.C.

Below is the list of Best Museums in Washington, D.C.. The number one museum is United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. The next few museums in the top 5 are Ford's Theatre, National Historic Site; the Lincoln Museum; and the Petersen House, The House Where Lincoln Died in Washington, National Air and Space Museum in Washington, National Zoological Park in Washington and National Building Museum in Washington. Worth mentioning are International Spy Museum, National Museum of Natural History, and 3 others. For more museums in Washington, D.C. see the city links below including Washington.

Top 10 Museums in Washington, D.C.

1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
   100 Raoul Wallenberg Place South West, Washington, DC 20024-2126  • 1-(202)-488-0400
   
   • 109 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
2. Ford's Theatre, National Historic Site; the Lincoln Museum; and the Petersen House, The House Where Lincoln Died
   511 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004  • 202-426-6924
   
   • 45 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
3. National Air and Space Museum
   6th St And Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20001  • 202-357-1686-for-movie-informati
   
   • 174 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
4. National Zoological Park
   3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008-2537  • 202-675-6287
   
   • 172 Reviews • 5 Sources

   
   
5. National Building Museum
   401 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001-2637  • 1-(202)-272-2448
   
   • 33 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
6. Kreeger Museum
   2401 Foxhall Road North West,Washington, DC 20007-1149  • 1-(202)-338-3552
   
   • 9 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
7. Library of Congress
   101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003  • 202-707-5000
   
   • 27 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
8. Newseum
   555 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw, Washington, D.C., Usa  • 888-/-NEWSEUM-(639-7386)
   
   • 37 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
9. United States National Arboretum
   3501 New York Avenue Northeast,Washington, DC 20002-1958  • 202-245-2726
   
   • 17 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
10. Hillwood House Museum
    4155 Linnean Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008-3806  • 1-(202)-686-8500
    
    • 14 Reviews • 3 Sources

    
    

Honorable Mentions for Museums in Washington, D.C.

• International Spy Museum
  800 F St, NW, Washington, DC 20004-1505  • 1-(202)-393-7798
  


• National Museum of Natural History
  575 7th St. Nw, Washington, D.C., Usa  • 202-357-2700
  


• National Museum of Health & Medicine
  6900 Georgia Ave. And Elder St., NW, AFIP, Building 54, Washington DC, DC 20307  • 202-782-2200
  


• National Museum of African Art
  950 Independence Avenue South West,Washington, DC 20560-0006  • 202-393-1099
  


• Folger Shakespeare Library
  201 East Capitol Street South East,Washington, DC 20003-1004  • 202-544-4600