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Aug 16, 2025
Karl van Es

MUST-SEE: WASHINGTON DC

Check out Washington DC's Must-See Buildings below.

African American Museum

Architect: David Adjaye Built: 2016 Type: Museum Address: 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Daily: 10:00am - 5:30pm Cost: Free Website: nmaahc.si.edu

Dulles International Airport

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Architect: Eero Saarinen Built: 1962 Type: Airport Address: 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166, USA Open to the Public: Yes Website: mwaa.com

The Kogod Courtyard

Architect: Foster + Partners Built: 2007 Type: Covered courtyard Address: Open to the Public: Yes Cost: Free

The Francis Gregory Library

Architect: David Adjaye Built: 2012 Type: Library Address: Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:30am - 9:00pm (5:30pm on Fridays & Saturdays). Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00pm Cost: Free Website: friendsoffrancisagregorylibrary.org

The William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library

Architect: David Adjaye Built: 2012 Type: Library Address: 115 Atlantic St SW, Washington, DC 20032, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Monday - Wednesday: 9:30am - 9:00pm. Thursday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm. Friday - Saturday: 9:30am - 5:30pm. Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00pm Cost: Free Website: dclibrary.org

St. Coletta School

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Architect: Michael Graves Built: 2006 Type: Institutional Address: 1901 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA Open to the Public: Yes Website: stcoletta.org

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

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Architect: Mies van der Rohe Built: 1972 Type: Library Address: 901 G St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 Open to the Public: Closed for renovation Website: dclibrary.org/mlkinterim

Kreeger Museum

Architect: Philip Johnson Built: 1963 Type: Museum Address: 2401 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington D.C. 20007 Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 1:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $10 Website: www.kreegermuseum.org/index.asp

National Gallery of Art, East Building

Architect: I.M. Pei Built: 1978 Type: Museum Address: Independence Ave SW & 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Daily: 10:00am - 5:00pm (6:00pm on Sundays) Cost: Free Website: nga.gov

Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum

Architect: SOM Built: 1974 Type: Museum Address: Independence Ave SW & 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Daily: 10:00am - 5:50pm Cost: Free Website: hirshhorn.si.edu

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Architect: Maya Lin Built: 1982 Type: Memorial Address: 5 Henry Bacon Dr NW, Washington, DC 20245, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Open 24 hours Cost: Free Website: nps.gov/vive/index.htm

Pope-Leighey House

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright Built: 1940 Type: House Address: 9000 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Friday - Monday: 11:00am - 3:00pm Cost: $15 Website: woodlawnpopeleighey.org/ [mappress mapid="123"]