About our rating systemYou don’t have to be an adventurer yourself to enjoy the exhibits mounted at the National Geographic Society headquarters. It does help, though, if you’re a curious soul and appreciate the wonders of the natural world and of human exploration. Consider the museum’s permanent exhibit, “National Geographic: Exploration Starts Here,” displaying excavations of shipwrecks from the bottom of the ocean and video from the top of Mount Everest. From time to time, National Geo mounts a show that nobody can resist, like “Tomb of Christ” (through Jan 2, 2019), which employs a 3-D immersive film to take you inside and outside the newly restored 4th-century Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Christ’s burial place. In addition to its free permanent exhibition, National Geographic always has at least one free photography show in its M Street lobby location; otherwise, exhibits and most lectures, films, and performances charge admission.
Washington, D.C.› Attraction
National Geographic Museum
1145 17th St. NW (at M St.)
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Dupont Circle
Hours
Daily 10am–6pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Dec 25.
Transportation
Metro: Farragut North (Connecticut Ave. and L St. exit)
Phone
202/857-7700
Prices
Permanent and photography exhibit admission: free. Special exhibit admission $15 adults, $12 students/seniors, $10 children 5–12.
Web site
National Geographic Museum
Neighborhood
Dupont Circle
Hours
Daily 10am–6pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Dec 25.
Transportation
Metro: Farragut North (Connecticut Ave. and L St. exit)
Phone
202/857-7700
Prices
Permanent and photography exhibit admission: free. Special exhibit admission $15 adults, $12 students/seniors, $10 children 5–12.
Web site
National Geographic Museum
Map
1145 17th St. NW Washington, D.C.Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
