National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery’s focuses on portraits of famous Americans. Its most popular attraction is presidential portrait gallery, which has an entry for every U.S. president. While it’s technically an art museum the National Portrait Gallery is also a history and biographical museum—you’ll learn a lot about the people whose portraits hang in the gallery and the times in which they lived. Like all Smithsonian museums, admission is free.

Admission: Free.

Hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PMTuesday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PMWednesday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PMThursday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PMFriday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PMSaturday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PMSunday: 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM

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