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Natural World
We're on the National Mall 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20560
Free admission. Open every day from 10 AM to 5:30 PM, except Dec. 25
David H. Koch Hall of Fossils Opens June 2019
Featured Exhibitions
View all exhibitsToday at the Museum
10:15 am
Butterfly Pavilion
10:30 am
Highlights Tours
10:30 am
Live Tarantula Feedings
11:30 am
Live Tarantula Feedings
01:30 pm
Highlights Tours
Understanding the Natural World and Our Place In It
Delve into the fascinating story of our planet, from its fiery beginnings through billions of years of transformation, and explore life on Earth through exhibitions and activities, collection objects and research that happens in the lab and in the field.
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