Title: Smithsonian Institution in Northwest | Expedia.co.uk [Smithsonian Institution Hotels](https://expedia.co.uk/Smithsonian-Institution-Hotels.0-l6068571-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Smithsonian Institution Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Smithsonian-Institution.d6068571.Car-Hire-Guide)[Northwest Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Northwest.d553248633938969501.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Smithsonian Institution ![The Smithsonian Castle South Lawn close to the flowers](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6068571/6b24fed8-6035-422e-ae45-e078bd1652e5.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![The Smithsonian Castle South Lawn close to the flowers](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6068571/6b24fed8-6035-422e-ae45-e078bd1652e5.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Washington_SmithsonianInstitution_6068571_02](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6068571/ac19ca17-8589-4c1a-ad73-04f3a88cd82c.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![The National Museum of African American History contains exhibits that are fascinating, educational, and sometimes tragic in the way they depict the history of African Americans in the US. 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