National Portrait Gallery

Sharing a grand historic building with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this gallery is famous for its complete collection of U.S. presidential portraits (including the Obama portraits) and a beautiful glass-canopied courtyard. It is a great rainy-day stop in a lively dining neighborhood. Practical note: admission is free and it keeps later hours than most Smithsonians, open 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m. daily.

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Address: 8th St NW & G St NW, Washington, DC 20001Opens in Google Maps
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Image: National Portrait Gallery, London — via Wikimedia