Top Ten Museums

This collection of 19 renowned museums covers everything from art to history. Eleven are located along the National Mall.

See a Concorde, the Space Shuttle Discovery and other major aviation and space artefacts at this attraction near Dulles Airport.

See the original Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and other historical documents at the National Archives in Washington, DC. 

This interactive news museum includes a display of front pages from 80 international newspapers.

Find out if you have what it takes to be a double agent, or even the next Bond at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.

At The Phillips Collection visitors can admire artwork by Matisse, van Gogh and Renoir, including his celebrated Luncheon of the Boating Party.

At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, explore over 33,000 works including Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Faberge.

At Baltimore's Walters Art Museum, see treasures of ancient Egypt, Greek sculptures and Renaissance bronzes.

Matisse fans will enjoy viewing the world’s largest collection of his paintings at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 

Get immersed in nautical heritage at this unique museum, where many exhibits are literally on the water.