SUMMARY. As one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world, the U.S

As one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world, the U.S. boasts of having an amazing amount of tourist destinations ranging from the skyscrapers of New York and Chicago, the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska to the sunny beaches of California, Florida and Hawaii.

The U.S.A. has a large and lucrative tourism industry serving millions of international and domestic tourists. Tourism in the U.S. is mostly promoted at the state and local level. The federal government in addition to promoting tourism sets visa entry requirements.

Tourists visit the U.S. to see natural wonders, gambling venues, historic landmarks, and its cities. Among the most famous are:

Natural Wonders	Gambling Venues
· Death Valley · Grand Canyon · Yellowstone National Park · Yosemite National Park · Great Smoky Mountains National Park	· Atlantic City, New Jersey · Detroit, Michigan · Las Vegas, Nevada · Reno, Nevada
Historic Landmarks	Cities
· Liberty Bell · Washington Monument · Statue of Liberty · The Alamo	· Boston, Massachusetts - history and universities · Chicago, Illinois - skyscrapers · Honolulu, Hawaii - beaches and exotic culture and cuisine · Los Angeles, California - beaches and the movie industry · Miami, Florida - beaches and the Everglades · Newburyport, Massachusetts- birthplace of the US Coast Guard · New York City, New York - the Big Apple, skyscrapers · Orlando, Florida - beaches and Walt Disney World · San Diego, California - tourism connected with Tijuana, Mexico ·San Francisco, California - home of the Golden Gate · Washington, District of Columbia - the nation's capital city

With so many tourist attractions it’s tempting to discuss all of them, but I will try to focus on Washington, D.C.

It is the home of numerous national landmarks and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S.

It is a very beautiful place, especially in the spring when Japanese cherry trees are in full blossom.

The functional and aesthetic beauty of Washington D.C. remains true to the dreams of its name-sake and the designs of its architect Pierre L’Enfant.

Atop Jenkins Hill, the highest point in the city stands proudly a domed Capitol, overlooking the entire city. And the city springs from it in all directions, with its broad avenues, emanating (arising) like spokes (спицы) from the focal point.

The U.S. Capitol is the seat of the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Federal Government. It is an American icon, a symbol of democracy and the most prominent landmark in Washington, D.C. Its both wings belong to the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The dominant feature of the Capitol is its Dome. Crowned by the 19-foot tall statue of “Freedom”, a spectacular roof for the Great Rotunda rises from the middle of the Capitol. The statue of Freedom is often mistaken for Pocahontas. The U.S. Capitol is the tallest building in the city.

The Rotunda serves as the Capitol’s chief ceremonial room, best known as a place where presidents have lain in state prior to burial.

There is simply an incredible number of famous buildings and monuments to visit in Washington, D.C. The Capitol, Supreme Court Building, Union Station, National Archives Building, White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Tidal Basin (with the Japanese cherry trees), Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution, and FDR Memorial. They are all located downtown on or within a walking distance from the National Mall.

The National Mall is a large, open area in the center of Washington that features many of the monuments to American leaders and connects the Washington Monument, the White House and the U.S. Capitol buildings.

The Washington Monument (the most important monument in Washington, D.C.) is at the western end of the Mall and in the heart of the cross formed by two imaginary lines, one line going through the Mall from the West to the East between the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol Building, and the other crossing the Mall and going from the North to the South between the White House and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

T he Washington Monument is a large white-colored obelisk surrounded by 50 American flags at the start of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built as a memorial to George Washington, the first U.S. President and the leader of the revolutionary Continental Army.

The monument is made of marble, ‘granite, and sandstone. It was designed by Robert Mills, a prominent American architect of the 1840’s. It was planned to be of such magnitude and beauty as to be an object of pride to the American people, and of admiration to all who see it. Its material was intended to be wholly American, and brought from each state, so each state participated in the glory of contributing materials and funds to its construction. American Indian tribes, professional organizations, societies, businesses, and foreign nations donated stones that were 1.2 by 0.6 by 0.3 to 0.5 m.

It officially opened to the public on October 9, 1888. Upon completion, it became the world's tallest structure, a title it held until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was finished in Paris, France.

The Washington Monument reflection can be seen in the aptly (suitably) named Reflecting Pool, an edged rectangular pool extending westward in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial. The fireworks over the reflecting pool between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial are typical of the 4th of July celebrations.

The Washington Monument drew enormous crowds even before it officially opened. During the six months that followed its dedication, 10,041 people climbed the 893 steps to the top. After the elevator that had been used to raise building materials was altered so that it could carry passengers, the number of visitors grew rapidly. As early as 1888, an average of 55,000 people a month went to the top, and today the Washington Monument has more than 800,000 visitors each year.

To the north of the Washington Monument, there is the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the U.S. President. The White House is a white-painted, neoclassical sandstone mansion located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. As the office of the U.S. President, the term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president's administration.

President George Washington himself helped select the site, along with city planner Pierre L'Enfant but never lived in it. John Adams became the first president to take residence in the building on November 1, 1800.

The building was first referred to as the Presidential Palace or Presidential Mansion. Dolley Madison called it the " President's Castle. " However, by 1811 the first evidence of the public calling it the " White House " had emerged, because of its white-painted stone exterior. The name Executive Mansion was often used in official context until President Theodore Roosevelt established the formal name by having " The White House " engraved on his stationery in 1901.

The White House was open to the public until the early part of the 20th century. Now organized and supervised by the President’s body guards excursions are held in the early hours from 6.30 to 8 a.m. on week days.

Very few people realize the size of the White House, since much of it is below the ground level or otherwise minimized by landscaping. In fact, the White House has:

· 6 stories and 5,100 m² of floor space · 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms · 412 doors · 147 windows · 28 fireplaces · 8 staircases · 3 elevators

· 5 full-time chefs · 5,000 visitors a day · a tennis court · a bowling lane · a movie theater · a jogging track · a swimming pool

Every presidential family made changes to the decor of the White House, some subtle, others more profound and controversial.

In the early 20th century, new buildings were added to the wings at either side of the main White House to accommodate the President's growing staff, which had previously used an office located in the U.S. Capitol. Both new wings were largely concealed from view by being built to a lower height than the main house. The West Wing houses the President's office and offices of his political staff. It currently holds about 50 employees.

The East Wing, which contains additional office space, was added to the White House in 1942. The East Wing was built during WWII in order to hide the construction of an underground bunker to be used in emergency situations. The bunker is known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. Among its uses, the East Wing houses the offices and staff of the First Lady.

The Jefferson Memorial is to the south of the Washington Memorial, opposite the White House, itcombines a low neo-classical saucer dome with a portico and reflects characteristics of buildings designed by Jefferson such as Monticello and the Rotunda, which were a result of his fascination with Roman architecture. It bears some resemblance to the Pantheon of Rome. The monument was officially dedicated on April 13, 1943, on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth. This memorial is not as prominent in popular culture as other Washington, DC buildings and monuments, possibly due to its location well removed from the National Mall and the Washington Metro. In an episode of The Simpsons, Lisa Simpson visits the Memorial and Jefferson la’ments " No one ever comes to see me. I don't blame them. I never did anything important. Just the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, the dumbwaiter...Wait! Please don't go. I get so lonely..."

The interior of the memorial has a 5.8 m tall, 4.5 t bronze statue of Jefferson, and the interior walls are engraved with passages from his writings. Most prominent are the words inscribed around the monument near the roof: " I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

The Lincoln Memorial is to the west of the Washington Memorial, it is a memorial to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple, and contains a large seated sculpture of Lincoln.

The focus of the memorial is the sculpture of Lincoln, seated, looking worn and pensive, gazing eastwards down the Reflecting Pool at the capital's starkest (perfect) emblem of the Union, the Washington Monument. On the back of Lincoln's head is supposed to be the faint outline of the face of his enemy during the war: Robert E. Lee. One hand is clenched, the other open. It is said that carved Lincoln's hands were carved to sign the letters "A" and "L" in American Sign Language. Beneath his hands, the Roman fasces [faesi:z] фасции (kind of weapon), symbols of the authority of the Republic, are sculpted in relief on the seat. The statue stands 19 feet tall and 19 feet wide, and was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble.

The memorial has been the site of many speeches, including Martin Luther King's " I Have a Dream", delivered on August 28, 1963, during the peace rally on Washington.

Located along the famous Cherry Tree Walk on the Tidal Basin near the National Mall, there is the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, it is a memorial not only to President of the U.S. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also to the era he represents. The monument traces 12 years of the U.S. history through a sequence of four outdoor rooms, each one devoted to one of FDR's terms of office. Sculptures, inspired by photographs, depict the 32nd President. Some examples include a 10-foot statue showing him in a wheeled chair and a bas-relief (барельеф) depicting him riding in a car during his first inaugural. At the very beginning of the memorial is a statue with FDR seated in a wheelchair with his dog Fala. Other sculptures depict scenes from the Great Depression, such as people listening to his fireside chat on the radio and waiting in a bread line.Each idea, each phrase pronounced during his fireside chats was full of courage and optimism that inspired the people he served. For many Americans who lived through the Roosevelt years, the words inscribed on the walls recall personal struggles and triumphs during the 12 years that seemed like a lifetime.

The National World War II Memorial is a newly built national memorial to Americans who served and died in World War II. It is located on the National Mall at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. It was opened to the public on April 29, 2004, by President George W. Bush, two days before the Memorial Day. Many citizens liked the park-like atmosphere of the memorial. Others remarked that the plaza was symbolic of the nation's commitment to the war because it re-created the sense of community that the war stimulated within the nation. Critics such as the National Coalition to Save Our Mall opposed the design and the location of the memorial. The main critique of the location is that it interrupts the vista (perspective) between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It was also criticized for taking up open space that has historically been used for major demonstrations and protests.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War (65,000 troops dead). The Memorial consists of three separate parts — the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the most recognized part of the memorial.

The Memorial Wall was completed in 1982 and is located in the Constitution Gardens on the National Mall, just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial receives around 3 million visitors each year. This is the world's most visited monument.

The Memorial Wall also called the Wailing Wall is made up of two black granite walls 75 m long. The walls are sunk into the ground, with the top flush with the earth behind them. On the walls in chronological order are inscribed some 65,000 names of American soldiers that were killed or went missing in Vietnam. Information about rank, unit, and decorations is not given. Approximately 1,200 of these are listed as missing (MIAs, POWs, and others), they are denoted with a cross; the confirmed dead are marked with a diamond. If the missing returns alive, the cross is replaced by a circle, (although this has never occurred as of August 2005); if the death is confirmed, a diamond is superimposed over the cross. There is a pathway along the base of the Wall, where visitors may walk, read the names, make a pencil rubbing of a particular name, or pray.

The first inscription on the wall reads, " In honor of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. The names of those who gave their lives and of those who remain missing are inscribed in the order they were taken from us. "

Next to the Wall is the Korean War memorial. It commemorates the Korean War of 1950 -1953. Dedicated on July 26, 1995, this memorial depicts 19 soldiers in full battle dress marching toward an American flag, a reflecting pool and a granite wall inscribed with war scenes. Sadly, this 3-year war was a bloody passage. It left 45,000 troops dead and 103,000 injured.

The Ulysses Grant Memorial is located in front of the Capitol Building.

The Pentagon is actually located in Virginia, but it is unquestionably a part of the military history of the U.S. The Iwo Jima memorial (or Marine Corps War memorial) stands next to Arlington National Cemetery. It is dedicated to all personnel of the Marine Corps, who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. The concept of the statue is based on a photo, taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Arlington National Cemetery is also located in Virginia. This military cemetery was established during the civil war, on the lands of Arlington House, which previously belonged to the family of General Robert E. Lee.

An eternal flame marks the location of the single most visited grave in America – the burial place of President John F. Kennedy. Buried with the 35^th president are former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and two of their children who died in infancy. In a grassy plot nearby there is a grave of his brother Robert F. Kennedy marked by a simple white cross.

A most remarkable ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery is the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns which holds the remains of four U.S. servicemen, one each from WWI, WWII, the Korean and the Vietnam Wars.

The Library of Congress and the National Archives also house thousands of documents, covering every period in American history. Some of the more notable documents in the National Archives include the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Other points of interest in the District include the Supreme Court Building, Union Station, Washington Metro, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Washington National Cathedral, Ford's Theatre, Blair House, Old Post Office Building, and Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.

Now we return to the Mall. At the beginning of the Mall on the right, you will see the colorful red sandstone building known as the Castle, it is the world famous Smithsonian Institution. Created to serve the American people through “the increase and diffusion of knowledge”, it conducts research in a multitude of disciplines and has collected more than 142 million objects – historic artifacts, scientific specimens, and works of art. It consists of 19 museums and seven research centers.

The Smithsonian Institution was founded for the promotion and dissemination of knowledge by a bequest to the United States by the British scientist named James Smithson (1765–1829). He was born out of wedlock to Duke of Northumberland Hugh Percy and Elizabeth Keate Macie and was educated in Oxford. James Smithson made a number of discoveries in chemistry and published many scholarly papers. But despite all his scientific reputation and the fortune he has inherited from his father, his illegitimacy precluded (prevented) him from assuming noble status in England. His deeply felt resentment over this exclusion was responsible for his decision to leave his estate to the U.S. government to found in Washington under the name of the Smithsonian Institution an "Establishment for the increase and diffusion of Knowledge among men". In 1835, President Andrew Jackson informed Congress of the bequest, which amounted to 100,000 gold sovereigns, or $500,000 U.S. dollars ($9,235,277 in 2005 U.S. dollars after inflation).

Today the Smithsonian Institution pursues its noble mission to increase and diffuse knowledge and has become deeply involved in mounting traveling exhibitions, fostering research, conducting educational outreach programs, preserving archives, maintaining music and lecture programs, etc.

The Smithsonian Institution is a collection of museums including the Anacostia Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Hirshhorn Museum, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of Natural History, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the National Zoo. Most of them do not charge any entrance fee and operate free of charge. Most prominent of them are located on the Mall.

On the left side of the Mall opposite the Castle, there is the National Museum of American History. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology and adopted its current name in 1980. The museum has three exhibition floors, two floors for offices, and one floor (the ground floor) for retail and dining.

On the first floor, major exhibitions include " America on the Move," detailing the history of transportation in the U.S. from the Oregon wagon of the 18^th century to the present, including this 1950 Buick Super sedan, it houses Southern Railway steam locomotive 1401 as well as many famous automobiles. Also on the first floor is " TV Objects," which has various props (реквизит -property) from famous television shows. Julia Child's kitchen is also located on this floor.

The second floor has the inaugural gowns of First Ladies from Martha Washington to Laura Bush and to Michel Obama.

The gigantic 15-star and 15-stripe American flag which flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the American national anthem) is located in a conservation lab on the second floor. It used to hang in the main hall, but was removed due to its deteriorating condition. In its place is a modern 50-star flag which draped the Pentagon after the September 11, 2001 attacks. “ Communities in a Changing Nation ” exhibits explore the ever-changing world of 19th-century America, revealing the everyday experiences of workers in new factories, of Jewish immigrants, and of enslaved and free African Americans. It also exhibits the 20^th century detention camp with barracks where deported Japanese American citizens were held during WWII (no photos published anywhere).

The main highlight of the third floor is " A Glorious Burden," an exhibit on Presidents of the U.S. The portable desk Thomas Jefferson used to write the Declaration of Independence and the top hat Abraham Lincoln was wearing the night he was assassinated are highlights of this exhibition featuring 900 objects from the presidential office.

Another major highlight is “ American Popular Culture” which shows popular culture artifacts. It is a changing exhibition, but Dorothy's ruby slippers are a permanent part of the exhibit.

The " History of Money and Medals," the museum's oldest exhibit, was on this floor but was recently closed. An exhibit entitled " The Price of Freedom " on U.S. military history opened on November 11, 2004. This gallery explores the nation’s military history, from the French and Indian War in the 1750’s to recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The exhibition features a restored Vietnam-era Huey [ hju: ] helicopter, and a World War II jeep.

Next to the National Museum of American History you will visit the National Museum of Natural History. Established in 1910, the museum's collections total over 125 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts. The museum is the second most popular of all of the Smithsonian museums.

Notable exhibits on the first floor (mall entrance) include the Hall of Mammals, which displays preserved pelts of mammals throughout the world, some of which were collected by former president Th. Roosevelt. Also located on the first floor is the Hall of Dinosaurs. Adjacent to the dinosaur collection are exhibits which detail the evolution of life on Earth, going as far back as the Pre-Cambrian. The first floor also has many artifacts from non-western cultures.

The second floor contains the National Gem Collection, in the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals which includes the Hope Diamond. Also on the second floor there is the Orkin Insect Zoo (used to be the collection from the Indian culture).

The only notable exhibit on the ground floor is a collection of over 100 bird species which inhabit the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The museum is also home to about 185 professional natural history scientists, the largest group of scientists dedicated to the study of the natural and cultural history in the world.

The National Gallery of Art is located further eastwards. It is comprised of two buildings, the East Building and the West Building, linked by an underground passage. The NGA was created by Congress in 1937. The original museum building, now known as the West Building, opened on March 17, 1941. Its design is neo-classical, with a gigantic columned portico and a massive dome reminiscent of the Pantheon, except for the West Building's symmetrically attached, extended wings. The design of the East Building is also geometrical, but fragmented or ‘faceted (grinded) by comparison to the West Building's cool classicism; from above, it appears as if made of interlocking diamonds. The East Building opened in 1978. The NGA also opened an adjacent sculpture garden in 1999. As a federally-owned museum, entry to both buildings of the National Gallery is free of charge, though the museum displays thousands of exhibits from privately owned collections.

The West Building has an extensive collection of paintings and sculptures by European masters from the medieval period through the late 19th century, as well as pre-20th century works by American artists. Highlights of the collection include paintings and portraits by American artists, many paintings by Degas, Renoir, Sisley, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Claude Monet, E. Manet, the richest collection of Toulouse Lautrec’s paintings, Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Modigliani, some paintings of Perugino, El Greco and the only painting by Leonardo Da Vinci within the Western Hemisphere. On the ground floor there are most famous sculptures of Rodin, Degas, Gauguin, Picasso, etc.

The East Building focuses on modern and contemporary art, with a collection including works by Chagall, Picasso, Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Alexander Calder. The East Building also contains the main offices of the NGA and a large research facility. It is a place of various temporary exhibitions from most popular world museums.

In the passage between the Buildings there hangs the highlight of the present Museum’s collection and my favorite picture “ Last Supper ” by Salvador Dali.

The National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world and is the most popular museum in Washington, D.C. and in the U.S.A. It is a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation, space flight, planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. The Museum has a research department, archives, and library.

Originally called the National Air Museum, it was formed on August 12, 1946. The beginning of the conquest of space in the 1950’s and 1960’s helped to turn a small museum into the National Air and Space Museum, which opened on July 1, 1976 and became one of the most popular tourist destinations of the city. In addition to the rooms crowded with historic aircraft and state-of-the-art artifacts, there is an IMAX theater and the Albert Einstein Planetarium. Some of its notable exhibits include:

· One of the very few lunar rock samples accessible to the public (visitors can even touch it).

· The original Wright Flyer that made the first controlled, powered flight in 1903.

· The Spirit of St. Louis, in which Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

· The B-29 Super fortress bomber Enola Gay, the first plane from which a nuclear weapon was dropped on Hiroshima.

· the Mercury 7 re-entry vehicle, the capsule that took the first American in space, John Glenn, safely to space and back.

· The command module of Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the moon.

· Soyuz-Apollo module for the Joint Soviet-American space flight.

· The astronaut’s suit/

· Space Ship One, the world's first privately built and piloted vehicle to reach space.

· The prototype atmospheric test only space shuttle Enterprise.

The museum's total collection numbers over 30,000 aviation-related and 9,000 space-related artifacts, and is thus larger than will fit in the main hall. Many of the aircraft are at the Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, Maryland.

In addition, the museum has an annex, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, located near Dulles Airport, opened on December 15, 2003. It has 200 aircraft and 135 spacecraft on display, some of these aircraft were too large for NASM's main hall. Its notable exhibits already include:

· The prototype for the Boeing 707 airliner, known as the Boeing 367-80 or " Dash 80 ".

· A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird high-altitude, high-speed stealth spy plane.

· An Air France Concorde, the famous model of supersonic airline.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere; the museum was established in 1989, through an Act of Congress. Operated under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of the American Indian has three facilities: the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which opened on Sept. 21, 2004; the George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent museum in lower Manhattan; and the Cultural Resources Center, a research and collections facility in Suitland, Maryland.

National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mallis the first national museum in the country dedicated exclusively to Native Americans. The five-story, 250,000-square-foot, curvilinear (криволинейный) building is clad in a golden-colored Kasota limestone that evokes (resembles) natural rock formations shaped by wind and water for thousands of years. The museum is surrounded by an eastern lowland landscape and a scenic water feature. The museum’s east-facing entrance, prism window and the 120-foot-high Potomac space devoted to contemporary Native performances are a direct result of extensive consultations with Native peoples. Donna House, the Navajo and Oneida botanist, who supervised the landscaping, said, "The landscape flows into the building, and the environment is who we are. We are the trees, we are the rocks, and we are the water. And that had to be part of the museum."

The National Museum of the American Indian offers a range of exhibitions, film and video screenings, school group programs, public programs and living culture presentations throughout the year. Its collection includes more than 800,000 objects, as well as a photographic archive of 125,000 images.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum stands alone in Washington, a museum of the horrors inflicted by man on his fellow men. Opened in an emotional ceremony in 1993, the Holocaust Memorial Museum is a haunting multi-media tribute to the millions of the victims of Adolph Hitler and the Nazis of WWII, and a somber (мрачный - dark) warning to the world that to forget the Holocaust is to condemn humanity to repeat a most terrible chapter of history. The Museum has a permanent 3-floor exhibition depicting the story of Holocaust with artifacts, photographs, films and oral histories.

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum located in on the National Mall to the west of the National Air and Space Museum. Its collection focuses on contemporary and modern art. Outside the museum is a sculpture garden, featuring works by artists including Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder and Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Henri Daumier.

There are also many art museums in town, in addition to those in the Smithsonian, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Corcoran Museum of Art, International Spy Museum, National Building Museum, the News museum, etc.

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