Star-Spangled Banner
The original.
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The Smithsonian museum of the heritage of the United States in social, political, cultural, scientific and military history, on the National Mall at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue. It received 2.1 million visitors in 2023. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology, in one of the last buildings designed by the celebrated firm McKim, Mead & White, and took its present name in 1980. Its most famous exhibit is the original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the American national anthem, shown in a dimly lit gallery of its own to protect it, along with displays on the First Ladies and their gowns, transport, inventions and everyday life through the centuries. Entry is free, like all Smithsonian museums, usually 10:00–17:30, per visitor guides. It pairs easily with the neighbouring National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The original.
Their gowns.
And transport.
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, National Mall, Washington
National Museum of African American History and CultureA Smithsonian museum on the National Mall beside the Washington Monument, the wo3 minutes walk4.7
National Museum of Natural HistoryThe Smithsonian's natural history museum on the National Mall, opened in 1910 in4 minutes walk4.7
Washington MonumentA white obelisk 169 metres tall at the centre of the National Mall, built to hon6 minutes walk4.6
National MallThe great national park in the heart of Washington, D.C., running about three ki9 minutes walk4.7
National Gallery of ArtOne of the foremost art museums in the United States, on the National Mall, foun11 minutes walk4.9The original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the national anthem, and the First Ladies exhibit; entry is free.