Top rated Museums in Washington, United States to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Washington

Experience the best that Washington has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 85 places from Museum category.

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Custom Tours of DC - Private Tour Agency

Tour agency

👍👍 I cannot adequately express in words what a great experience this was for my family of four. We had Dave as our tour guide and he is a walking book of knowledge. AMAZING tour over 2 mornings. Dave made everything meaningful and history come alive as we visited all the monuments, National Archives, F...

5.00 (135 reviews)

Old Korean Legation Museum

Museum

👍👍 I strong recommend this place to visit if you have a travel plan in DC. I cannot explain very well my feeling, but you can get an insight about old Korea empire circumstances. The staff is very kind and intelligent. However, you have to make an appointment before you visit this place because it serv...

4.90 (230 reviews)

Pottawatomie Lighthouse

Museum

Historic 1858 lighthouse on an island, with a tower & a keeper's dwelling.

4.90 (99 reviews)

Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Museum and Retail Shoppe

Tobacco shop

4.90 (56 reviews)

National museum Asian art

Museum

4.90 (54 reviews)

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum

From dinosaur exhibits to displays of rare gems, this acclaimed museum celebrates the natural world.

4.80 (47.4K reviews)

National Museum of African American History and Culture

National museum

Popular Smithsonian museum with unique exhibits on African American history, culture & community.

4.80 (26.7K reviews)

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

History museum

Preserving the memory of the Holocaust with permanent & traveling exhibits & educational programs.

4.80 (15.7K reviews)

National Portrait Gallery

Art museum

Major, free-admission museum with art works portraying influential Americans throughout history.

4.80 (11.8K reviews)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Art museum

Art museum & National Portrait Gallery housed in the third-oldest federal building in the capital.

$$$ $

4.80 (3.1K reviews)

Planet Word

Museum

19th-century building home to immersive exhibits & karaoke sessions dedicated to the spoken word.

4.80 (1.4K reviews)

National Gallery of Art - East Building

Art museum

👍 Great art gallery with lots of amazing art on multiple floors. There is also a very pretty, sparkly walkway to get you from the west to the east building, and a cafe in the east building, although it has very little in it. I really enjoyed coming here and k recommend it.

4.80 (1.3K reviews)

Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture

Museum

👍👍 One of my favorite museums in DC. Not only is it free but it also stays open later (7pm) than many of the other museums in the area. Hall of Presidents is impressive, especially the Obama and Clinton portraits. Go up to the third floor for an impressively large portrait of LL Cool J. The architectu...

4.80 (913 reviews)

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Historical place museum

👍👍 A hopeful and inspiring place for all Americans as Frederick Douglass was born into slavery yet became free an spent his life working for the rights of African Americans and also women's rights.. Amazing view of DC cityscape and the capital. If you have kids, bring them to see this American hero's...

4.80 (887 reviews)

National Bonsai & Penjing Museum

Museum

👍👍 Truly one of the coolest places I have ever been to in my entire life. It's FREE which is AMAZING given the current climate. We went when it was getting pretty cold out but you do a bunch of walking so you don't even notice! I'm not sure I had ever seen a bonsai tree in real life prior and getting t...

4.80 (526 reviews)

The Society of the Cincinnati

Museum

👍👍 We stopped in after lunch for the Hamilton exhibit, we didnt even know this place was here. We stayed for the tour of the home, it was informative and delightful. This is honestly my new favorite museum in the District. Our docent, Dan, was engaging and a wealth of knowledge. Such an unexpected trea...

4.80 (229 reviews)

Iron Spike Model Train Museum

Museum

👍👍 This is a great place for those who love anything trains!! My son loved this place and I even enjoyed it too! The staff was fantastic!

4.80 (209 reviews)

Saint John Paul II National Shrine

Shrine

👍 Though it looks like a modern private school on the outside, the inside is dignified and engaging. Go in and start with the movie in the basement and then meander though the exhibitions on the various genres of JP2’s pontificate. The media is really impressive and the exhibits are well-curated with...

4.80 (130 reviews)

Museum of the Palestinian People

Museum

👍👍 If I could encourage you to go to one museum in DC, it would be to visit this one. Accessible, heart-opening, and welcoming, this museum has something for everyone to learn — whether you’re a longtime supporter of Palestine or a total beginner.

4.80 (105 reviews)

Family Theater

Performing arts theater

4.80 (49 reviews)

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