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Nov 8, 2009 (Sunday)

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Smithsonian Institution (map)

Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
What
Location: Meet at information desk Note: Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the Smithsonian Castle. Members learn about the Institution's benefac...
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Location:
Meet at information desk

Note:
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the Smithsonian Castle. Members learn about the Institution's benefactor, James Smithson, and the architecture of the building while on a private tour of the public and non-public areas of the original Smithsonian Institution building, the Castle.Year-Round:
  • Sun.: 9:45 AM

    To register:
    - Call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-2987 (voice) or 202-633-5285 (TTY) or e-mail CastleTours@si.edu.

    Note
    - Tour subject to docent availability.


Description:
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the Smithsonian Castle. Members learn about the Institution's benefactor, James Smithson, and the architecture of the building while on a private tour of the public and non-public areas of the original Smithsonian Institution building, the Castle.Year-Round:
  • Sun.: 9:45 AM

    To register:
    - Call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-2987 (voice) or 202-633-5285 (TTY) or e-mail CastleTours@si.edu.

    Note
    - Tour subject to docent availability.
Cost
Free for National, Air & Space, Resident, and Contributing Members; registration required
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine. Most of its facilities are located in Washington, D.C., but its 19 museums and seven research centers includes sites in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and elsewhere. It has 142 million items in its collections.

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