The go-to guide for visitors who want to maximize their experience at
the Smithsonian's 19 museums and National Zoo
The Smithsonian holds more than 155 million artifacts and specimens in
its trust. The Official Guide to the Smithsonian makes navigating the
world's largest museum complex more efficient and fulfilling. Featuring
a huge amount of history, highlights, and pertinent museum information,
the colorful guide is designed to enrich time spent in the Smithsonian's
incredible galleries and museums on the National Mall, the Washington
metropolitan area, and New York City.
The new 2021 edition features major updates for all the museums. This
includes a full treatment of the National Museum of African American
History and Culture, the most recent Smithsonian museum, as well as the
Deep Time hall at the National Museum of Natural History, their new
fossil hall that displays towering fossils of dinosaurs and other
prehistoric creatures to explore the epic story of Earth.
Each detailed section presents the history of the museum and offers a
fully illustrated, gallery-by-gallery tour. It also includes all the
practical information such as location, hours, phone numbers, public
transportation, services, tours, dining, gift shops, special attractions
for children, and website addresses. With so much to see and do across
the vast Smithsonian collections, this is the definitive source of
information in one place.
