Visit the National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History in DC houses over 145 million specimens, making it one of the largest natural history collections in the world.

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National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. , United States. Admission is free and the museum is open 364 days a year. The museum's collections total over 126 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts.

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