National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.
- 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: “Museo de Historia Natural de la Institucion Smithsoniana”, “Museo de Historia Natural de la Institución Smithsoniana”, “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural”, “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de la Institucion Smithsoniana”, “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de la Institución Smithsoniana”, “Museu Nacional de História Natural da Instituição Smithsoniana”, “Museu Nacional de História Natural Smithsonian”, “Museum national d’histoire naturelle de Washington”, “Museum Nationalis Historiae Naturalis”, “Museum of Natural History”, “Nacia Muzeo de Naturhistorio”, “National museum of natural history”, “National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution”, “Natural History Museum”, “NMNH”, “Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History”, “Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History”, “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”, “USNM”, “موزهٔ ملی تاریخ طبیعی”, “史密森尼國家自然歷史博物館”, “美国国家自然历史博物馆”, “迈克尔·卡柯扬尼斯”, “迈克尔·柯杨尼斯”, “邁克爾·卡柯揚尼斯”, and “邁克爾·柯楊尼斯”
- Address: 1000 Madison Drive Northwest, Washington, DC 20560
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
National Gallery of Art
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National Museum of American History
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The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. National Museum of American History is situated 1,100 feet west of National Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
National Museum of Natural History
- Categories: natural history museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89125° or 38° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
-77.02597° or 77° 1′ 34″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Established
1910
Levels
6
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Smithsonian Institution
Open location code
87C4VXRF+GJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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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: “美国国立自然历史博物馆”
- Chinese: “美國國立自然歷史博物館”
- 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”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Natura Historio”
- 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”
- 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”
- 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”
- 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”
- Polish: “Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Waszyngtonie”
- Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Naturalnej”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Natural”
- Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală Smithsonian”
- Russian: “Национальный музей естественной истории”
- Serbian: “Национални музеј природне историје у Вашингтону”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalni naravoslovni muzej”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Instituto Smithsoniano”
- 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”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Penn Quarter and The Wharf.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Constitution Ave NW at 10th St NW and Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center Natural History.
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