National Building Museum - Washington Museum

  • Address: 401 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001-2637
  • Phone: 2022722448
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  • Website:www.nbm.org
Average Rating
4.5
 29+ reviews
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Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 1+ reviews
Yelp
4.5
 28+ reviews
National Building Museum
401 F Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001-2637

National Building Museum Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • This palatial building contradicts its slightly dull and dusty name. Designed after Italian Renaissance palaces, the brick and terracotta building contains a massive 15-story interior with eight Corinthian columns that are 75 feet high. The space has been the site of inaugural balls and a popular... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Since opening its doors in 1985 the Museum has become the forum for exchanging ideas and information about such topical issues as managing suburban gr... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Created by Congress in 1980 to celebrate achievements in architecture, city planning, engineering and design. more on TripAdvisor
  • A museum gem that not enough people seem to know about, the National Building Museum explores and celebrates all aspects of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. But this museum goes way beyond blueprints, with walk-through exhibits that incorporate hands-on experie... more on GoCityKids.com
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5.0
Best ballroom/lobby. The exhibits are unique and so interesting. Very educational, I highly recommend a visit to Washington DC.

Height of ceiling in main room. Excellent exhibits. Best ballroom/lobby. The exhibits are unique and so interesting. Very educational, I highly recommend a visit to Washington DC . ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
A real historic building...off the map!

A grand old Building from the outside to the inside. The red brick exterior sports a ring around the outside depicting civil war soldiers...for whom this building was built to serve. Inside is an enormous cavern for who knows what purpose or design, but grand it is. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

4.0
The "Building Zone" has life sized legos

Have children between 2 and 5 years old? You must go here. Located on the second floor, this hands ... a user of Go City Kids. Read full review on GoCityKids.com

AOL CityGuide

grab and go, but enjoy the ambience... cityguide.aol.com, a user of cityguide.aol.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

5.0
dan d. 's review

so amazing. i cannot wait for more content. adding the green building exhibit permanently would be awesome. the dc section is super bizarre. did you ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

Metro: Judiciary Square (Red Line). Cross streets are 4th and 5th.

Hours

10a-4p M-Sa, noon-4p Su

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Free; Donation requested

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