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Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45-minute tour of the highlights of the museum.

Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45-minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
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Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
5–6:30 p.m. PT The Huntington’s “This Land Is ...” initiative invites visitors to reflect on the American story through the lens of land, drawing from library, art, and botanical collections to spotlight relationships between place, U.S. history, and American identities. A series of four “Sunday Suppers” focuses on par…
Spend Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings at Rock Creek Park learning about our wild and wonderful urban oasis ! Par k Rangers will teach kids (and people of all ages) about the fantastic flora and fauna in the park. Meet the ranger on the front porch of the Nature Center.
Ready to paddle through the past and present ? Join a Park Ranger for a relaxed 1.5-hour relaxed kayak tour just north of the Georgetown Waterfront Discover hidden stories of the Potomac River Explore the river's unique ecology Keep an eye out for turtles, herons, and maybe even a bald eagle Whether you're a history bu…
Step into the rhythm of salsa on a guided tour of the Smithsonian exhibition ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa Experience the rhythm, history, and energy of salsa music through a guided tour of "¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa," a bilingual multimedia exhibition presented by the Smithsonian’s National…
Join us for an outdoor tour of the first two buildings in the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Castle and the Arts & Industries Building (National Museum of the American Latino)! Meet one of our volunteer docents by the sign outside of the north doors of the Castle, on Jefferson Drive SW. Tours subject to volun…
Meet a cyclist pursuing Life, Liberty, and Happiness in the rapidly changing world of the 1890s. The explosive popularity of the safety bicycle at the turn of the century led to more personal mobility and independence for women, empowering them to advocate for change—whether it be less restrictive clothing, improved in…
In the years leading up to the Revolution, cartoons, newspapers, broadsides, and pamphlets created by patriots like Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, and Thomas Paine helped unsettle American loyalty to King George III and fueled the colonial Americans’ desire for independence. Stop by our reproduction eighteenth-century…