It took us 2 days to get round the museum and then we did not see it all. The museum is well laid out with some tremendous exhibits, like a full steam train engine. We liked the security measures in place which made us feel safe

This was a great museum that had exhibits on a wide variety of topics - food, cars, music, toys...you name it! They did a nice job making the information easily digestible and even had fun exhibits for the kids. This museum is clean, had bathrooms and a cafe inside as well. It was free admission, so I would rank this as a must do if you are in DC!

I spent the entire afternoon at the National Museum of American History. There is a lot to see on a wide variety of subjects. One of their newer exhibits is "Entertainment Nation" which features a variety of things that entertained Americans from the 19th to the 21st centuries. I'm sure you will recognize the objects in my photos. I also enjoyed an exhibit on how the Disney theme parks have reflected American society, which has changed over time.

Repeat trip for us. We went straight to the pop culture section and found the redesigned exhibit to be great! Kermit, ruby slippers and a costume from Hamilton! Love the incorporation of music into the exhibit.

I try to go to this museum every time I am in DC. Something for everyone! First Ladies gowns and White House China are always fun to visit. Love the new exhibits! Great shop…easy to find souvenirs of all types.

Plan to hit the displays that you are interested in and save time for other displays that interest you. Defiantly a lot of good stuff here. Some things I have are not relatable to me but some are a hit out of the park. Always food trucks outside if you are hungry. I consider this very good. Hit this and do another.

The museum present American History in themed exhibitions. I particularly enjoyed / appreciated the America at War gallery, the War of Independence and Civil War exhibits and the Sports and Entertainment galleries. Some of the highlights for me were Lincoln’s top hat that he wore to the Booth Theatre on the night he was assassinated, Custer’s buckskin coat, Ulysses S. Grant’s sabre and campaign hat and the possessions of famous sports persons and movie props. Spent the better part of a day here.

Interesting displays (with most interpretation boards in both English and Spanish). A good range of topics on display in the galleries and some very interesting artefacts. Cafe was the most expensive (eye watering) of all those I have been to at the Smithsonian museums and options for vegetarians are really limited to the salad bar.

There are a lot of different areas of interest here. my wife and daughter went in one direction, I went in the other, and we met outside when we were finished LOL. I found the invention, innovation, transport areas very interesting. But, the must do for me is the Pop Culture exhibit. Full of nostalgia, and some pretty cool exhibits. We went on Good Friday afternoon and found the museum was fairly quiet. I don't know if this is normal, but it was easy to get around and see the things I wanted to see. The Star Spangled Banner exhibit is really nice.

The Smithsonian was one of our stops on a recent US History Tour. We had 4 hours on our tour schedule for museums, and we split our time between two of the museums and lunch. One of the two we went to was the Museum of American History. The time we spent were about cultural history, and most of what we looked at were related to entertainment, sports, etc. My husband was delighted to see Sandy Koufax’s mitt on display. My favorite thing was the sign from M*A*S*H pointing out the distances to home locations. I would have liked to have spent longer there and visit more of the exhibit areas. There was a security check upon entering the museum.