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National Air and Space Museum

The National Air and Space Museum of the is a museum in , in the United States, dedicated to human flight and space exploration.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: aerospace museum in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “air and space museum”, “NASM”, “National Air & Space Museum”, “National Air Museum”, “Smithsonian Air & Space Museum”, “Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum”, and “the air and space museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The is an art museum in , United States, located on the , between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. is situated 1,100 feet north of National Air and Space Museum.

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The is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the group of museums and research centers. is situated 890 feet east of National Air and Space Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Downtown.

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

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The is just south of the . In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

National Air and Space Museum

Latitude
38.88817° or 38° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
-77.0197° or 77° 1′ 11″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXQJ+74
Geo­Names ID
4139712
Wiki­data ID
Q752669
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National Air and Space Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الطيران والفضاء الوطني”
  • Balinese: “Museum Dirgantara Nasional Amérika Serikat”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей паветраплавання і астранаўтыкі”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de l’Aire i l’Espai”
  • Catalan: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Chinese: “史密森尼航空和太空博物館”
  • Chinese: “国家航空航天博物馆”
  • Chinese: “国立航空宇宙博物馆”
  • Chinese: “国立航空航天博物馆”
  • Chinese: “國家航空和太空博物館”
  • Chinese: “國家航空航天博物館”
  • Chinese: “國立航空宇宙博物館”
  • Chinese: “美国国家航空航天博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美国航空航天博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國航空太空博物館”
  • Chinese: “美國航空航天博物館”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni muzej zrakoplovstva i astronautike”
  • Czech: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtemuseum”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartmuseum”
  • Dutch: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Aviada kaj Kosma Muzeo”
  • Estonian: “Riiklik lennundus- ja kosmosemuuseum”
  • Finnish: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • French: “Musée national de l’air et de l’espace”
  • French: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Georgian: “ეროვნული საჰაერო და კოსმოსური მუზეუმი”
  • German: “NASM”
  • German: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • German: “Nationales Luft- und Raumfahrtmuseum”
  • German: “Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון האוויר והחלל הלאומי”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון האויר והחלל הלאומי”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון החלל והאוויר הלאומי”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון החלל והאויר הלאומי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Dirgantara Nasional Amerika Serikat”
  • Italian: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Italian: “National Air Museum”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ航空宇宙博物館”
  • Japanese: “スミソニアン国立航空宇宙博物館”
  • Japanese: “スミソニアン航空宇宙博物館”
  • Japanese: “国立航空宇宙博物館”
  • Korean: “국립 항공 우주 박물관”
  • Korean: “국립 항공우주 박물관”
  • Korean: “국립 항공우주박물관”
  • Korean: “국립항공우주박물관”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis oro ir kosmoso muziejus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Norwegian: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی هوافضای اسمیتسونین”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ ملی هوافضای اسمیتسونین”
  • Polish: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Portuguese: “Museu do Ar e do Espaço”
  • Portuguese: “Museu do Ar e Espaço”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional do Ar e Espaço”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей авиации и космонавтики”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей воздухоплавания и астронавтики”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј авијације и астронаутике”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni zračni in vesoljski muzej”
  • Slovenian: “NASM”
  • Slovenian: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional del Aire y el Espacio de Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional del Aire y el Espacio”
  • Spanish: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Swedish: “Nasm”
  • Swedish: “National Air and Space Museum”
  • Swedish: “Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ยานบินและยานอวกาศแห่งชาติ”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์อากาศและอวกาศแห่งชาติ”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Hava ve Uzay Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей авіації і космонавтики США”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей авіації і космонавтики”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей авіації та космонавтики”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل ایئر اینڈ اسپیس میوزیم”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Hàng không và Vũ trụ Quốc gia Smithsonian”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل ائیر اینڈ سپیس میوزیم”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Smithsonian Grounds and Downtown DC.

Nearby Places

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