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National Museum of American History

The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history.
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americanhistory.si.edu
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—5:30 PM
    December 25th: closed
  • Email: info@si.edu
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: history museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Also known as: “americanhistory.si.edu”, “Museum of History and Technology”, “National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center”, “National Museum of History and Technology”, “NMAH”, “NMHT”, and “Smithsonian National Museum of American History”
  • Address: 1300 Constitution Avenue Northwest
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.

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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 a 555-foot tall obelisk on the in , built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. is situated 1,600 feet southwest of National Museum of American History.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum administered by the , located on the in , United States. is situated 1,100 feet east of National Museum of American History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Suburb
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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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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.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the 's north side to and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

National Museum of American History

Latitude
38.89123° or 38° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
-77.03002° or 77° 1′ 48″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1964
Height
67 feet (21 metres)
Operator
Smithsonian Institute
Open location code
87C4VXR9+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 445808462
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4139750
Wiki­data ID
Q148584
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National Museum of American History” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف القومي للتاريخ الأمريكي”
  • Armenian: “Ամերիկյան պատմության ազգային թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Història Americana”
  • Chinese: “史密森尼國家歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “國家歷史館”
  • Chinese: “美国国家历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國國家歷史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Amerikaanse Geschiedenis”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of American History”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف القومى للتاريخ الامريكى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Usona Historio”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltain historian museo”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire américaine”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire américaine”
  • French: “Musée national dhistoire américaine”
  • French: “National Museum of American History”
  • Galician: “Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense”
  • Georgian: “ამერიკის ისტორიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “National Museum of American History”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum für amerikanische Geschichte”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Αμερικανικής Ιστορίας”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה אמריקאית”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה אמריקנית”
  • Hindi: “अमेरिकी इतिहास का राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय”
  • Hungarian: “National Museum of American History”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Sejarah Amerika”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Stair Mheiriceá”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia americana”
  • Italian: “National Museum of American History”
  • Italian: “NMAH”
  • Italian: “Smithsonian National Museum of American History”
  • Japanese: “国立アメリカ歴史博物館”
  • Javanese: “Muséum Nasional Sejarah Amerika”
  • Javanese: “National Museum of American History”
  • Korean: “국립 미국사 박물관”
  • Korean: “국립미국사박물관”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis Amerikos istorijos muziejus”
  • Macedonian: “Национален музеј на американската историја”
  • Malay: “Muzium Kebangsaan Sejarah Amerika”
  • Malay: “Muzium Sejarah Amerika Kebangsaan”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ آمریکا”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ ملی تاریخ آمریکا”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ امریکا”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ ایالات متحده”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Amerykańskiej”
  • Polish: “National Museum of American History”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da História Americana”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Americana”
  • Portuguese: “National Museum of American History”
  • Russian: “Музей американской истории”
  • Russian: “Музей истории Америки”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей американской истории”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей истории Америки”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni muzej ameriške zgodovine”
  • Slovenian: “NMAH”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Americana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Norte Americana”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of American History”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Amerikan Tarihi Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей американської історії”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل میوزیم آف امریکن ہسٹری”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل میوزیم آف امریکن ہسٹری”

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