3. National Geographic Museum
The exhibits at the National Geographic Museum change with almost breakneck speed and they cover a variety of topics that are so widely varied, you might as well call the place Planet Earth: The Museum. The one connecting thread? Each exhibit is as beautiful curated as the magazine (and now channel) that have made the Nat Geo brand a household name. If you’re in the D.C. area, you owe it to yourself to check it out.