Free Attractions

This gem on the National Mall is dedicated to the third U.S. President and author of the Declaration of Independence

Located in Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, the Emancipation Memorial (sometimes referred to as the Freedman's Memorial) feature..

Just south of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is the Vietnam Women's Memorial, which commemorates the 265,000 women that served in the Vietnam War, many of whom worked as nurses

The grand Lincoln Memorial towers over the Reflecting Pool, anchoring the western end of the National Mall

Permanent collection and exhibitions of American crafts. This gem of a museum, located in a historic building near the White House, is dedicated to exhibiting the finest American crafts from the 19th century to the present

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the home to one of the most significant and most inclusive collections of American art in the world

The Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Lincoln Park commemorates educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune

Smithsonian Associates—the largest museum-based education program in the world—produces vibrant educational and cultural programming that brings the Smithsonian to life