Come explore our blue planet with NMNH Ocean Educators. Through NOAA’s Science on a Sphere technology, you’ll encounter a series of interactive visualizations projected on the Sant Ocean Hall’s giant ...

Visitors create nature-inspired art at a World & Me program. Photo by Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian Institution Make us a part of your family fun! During our programs, families learn together about ...

Artist Gary Staab created small clay models of the bison before casting them in bronze. Photo by Gary Staab. More than 100 years ago, real bison grazed outside the Smithsonian Castle building. Bison ...

Explore the ocean from the shore and sunlit shallows all the way down to the darkness of the ocean floor. Discover the amazing biodiversity of life in the water—from a life-model of a real North ...

Join us for a special program celebrating Bat Week! Come help us celebrate bats as we learn about how important bats are to our planet. Help us also shine the light on the importance of spiders! See ...

Join educators in the "Bison: Standing Strong" exhibit to discover more about the Nation's Mammal - the American Bison. Learn how these fascinating animals alter their ecosystem in ways that benefit ...

Peer into the world of insects and their many-legged relatives at the O. Orkin Insect Zoo— the oldest continuously operating insect zoo in the United States, opened in 1976. Our planet depends upon ...

Ring, ring, ring! Come and find one of our Cellphone Educators to chat about cellphones' impact on our lives and our world, stationed at an interactive board in the Cellphone Exhibit.

Ring, ring, ring! Come and find one of our Cellphone Educators to chat about cellphones' impact on our lives and our world, stationed at an interactive board in the Cellphone Exhibit.

Atrium Café, ATM, Baird Auditorium, Elevators, Escalator, Family Store, Gallery Store, Information Desk, Lactation Room, Restrooms, Security Office, Stairs, Water ...

Discover our national story through the museum’s unparalleled collections. Explore more than 600 specimens and cultural items representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S.