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National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the , located on the in , United States.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
  • Email: naturalexperience@si.edu
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “Museum of Natural History”, “National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution”, “Natural History Museum”, “NMNH”, “Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History”, “Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History”, “Smithsonian’s NMNH”, “U.S. Museum of Natural History”, “United States National Museum”, and “USNM”
  • Address: 1000 Madison Drive Northwest, Washington, DC 20560
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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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.

Museum
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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 1,700 feet east of National Museum of Natural History.

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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. is situated 1,100 feet west of National Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

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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.

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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 Natural History

Latitude
38.89125° or 38° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
-77.02597° or 77° 1′ 34″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1910
Levels
6
Operator
Smithsonian Institution
Open location code
87C4VXRF+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66418787
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4139757
Wiki­data ID
Q148554
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“National Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للتاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Armenian: “ԱՄՆ-ի բնական պատմության ազգային թանգարան”
  • Assamese: “নেচনেল মিউজিয়াম অৱ নেচাৰেল হিষ্ট্ৰী”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli Təbiət Tarix muzeyi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli Təbiət Tarixi Muzeyi”
  • Balinese: “Museum Nasional Lelintihan Alam”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Història Natural”
  • Chinese: “史密森尼國家自然歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “美国国家自然历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美国国立自然历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國國立自然史博物館”
  • Chinese: “美國國立自然歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “迈克尔·卡柯扬尼斯”
  • Chinese: “迈克尔·柯杨尼斯”
  • Chinese: “邁克爾·卡柯揚尼斯”
  • Chinese: “邁克爾·柯楊尼斯”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni prirodoslovni muzej”
  • Czech: “Národní přírodovědné muzeum”
  • Danish: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum voor Natuurlijke Historie”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “NMNH”
  • Dutch: “Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History”
  • Dutch: “Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Natura Historio”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Naturhistorio”
  • Finnish: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire naturelle des États-Unis”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire naturelle des États-Unis”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire naturelle”
  • French: “Museum national d’histoire naturelle de Washington”
  • French: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Galician: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural dos Estados Unidos”
  • Georgian: “ბუნების ისტორიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • Georgian: “ბუნებრივი ისტორიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum für Naturgeschichte”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה של הטבע (וושינגטון די. סי.)”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה של הטבע”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam”
  • Indonesian: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Italian: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Japanese: “国立自然史博物館”
  • Javanese: “Muséum Nasional Sejarah Alam”
  • Javanese: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Korean: “국립 자연사 박물관”
  • Latin: “Museum Nationale Historiae Naturalis”
  • Latin: “Museum Nationalis Historiae Naturalis”
  • Latvian: “Nacionālais dabas vēstures muzejs”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis gamtos istorijos muziejus”
  • Malay: “Muzium Sejarah Semulajadi Kebangsaan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Norwegian: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ طبیعی”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ ملی تاریخ طبیعی”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Waszyngtonie”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Naturalnej”
  • Polish: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Natural da Instituição Smithsoniana”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Natural Smithsonian”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Natural”
  • Portuguese: “National museum of natural history”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală Smithsonian”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей естественной истории”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј природне историје у Вашингтону”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni naravoslovni muzej”
  • Slovenian: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Slovenian: “NMNH”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de la Institucion Smithsoniana”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de la Institución Smithsoniana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de la Institucion Smithsoniana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de la Institución Smithsoniana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de los Estados Unidos”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Instituto Smithsoniano”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural”
  • Spanish: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Tamil: “இயற்கை வரலாற்றுக்கான தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Turkish: “National Museum of Natural History”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Doğa Tarihi Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей природознавства”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹری”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Lịch sử Tự nhiên Quốc gia Hoa Kỳ”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹری”
  • Wu Chinese: “美国国立自然历史馆”
  • Yue Chinese: “美國國立自然史博物館”
  • “USNM”

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