Smithsonian: Museum of American History

phone: (202) 633-1000
url: http://americanhistory.si.edu/

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The National Museum of American History collects artifacts of all kinds�from gowns to locomotives�to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past.

The Museum has more than 3 million artifacts in its collection. Information and photos of selected objects are available in the online collections database. The database is a work-in-progress and new items will be added regularly. A separate database covers archival collections.

The Museum is open every day except Dec. 25.