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  • Hi everyone welcome to the washington DC

  • series. Today we're going to talk about

  • the National Museum of American History.

  • In this video will tell you what is the

  • most convenient way to get to the museum

  • and what are the top attractions inside the

  • museum as well as tips to make sure that

  • you get the most of your visit there. The

  • most convenient way to get around

  • the central D.C. area is by Metrorail. You

  • need to take the blue, silver, or orange

  • line and exit at the Smithsonian station.

  • Make sure to take the National Mall exit and

  • then you can just walk to the museum.

  • If you're in the National Mall area but too far

  • from the museum to walk, take a DC circulator bus

  • it's pretty cheap and it saves you from

  • way too much more walking, and if you

  • have young kids this is a lifesaver.

  • Admission is free and the museum is open

  • from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily

  • except on Christmas day. If you're an

  • American History and culture buff and

  • Technology buff from

  • the 19th and 20th centuries then this

  • museum is for you.

  • The National Museum of American History

  • is collected and preserved more than 3

  • million artifacts that shows some aspect

  • of American history such as the original

  • Star-Spangled Banner, Abraham Lincoln's

  • Top Hat, Dizzy Gillespe's angled trumpet for you jazz fans

  • Dorothy ruby slippers from the

  • movie The Wizard of Oz.

  • The major theme in this Smithsonian

  • museum is the exploration of major

  • themes in American history , people,

  • culture, and democracy with many displays

  • it has five major galleries. The Price of

  • Freedom, American Presidency, the First

  • Lady's, American Stories and the

  • Documents Gallery. This museum will take

  • about two or more hours depending on your

  • interest and you can combine this with

  • all the other Smithsonian museums around

  • in this area or the Capitol Building.

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