10 FREE THINGS 1. HONOR A CENTURY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 4. SEE PLANES, ROCKETS AND SPACESHIPS AT THE UDVAR-HAZY CENTER From March 1 through Jan. 5, 2020, the National Portrait Gallery displays Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence , an in-depth look at the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the female activists who made it possible. You can also view Amy Sherald’s stunning portrait of Michelle Obama inside the museum. The sister museum to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum , the mammoth Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., counts the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Concorde Jet and a flying car among its various artifacts. 2. EXPLORE THE SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL ZOO 5. WITNESS A PERFECT MARRIAGE OF ART, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE AT GLENSTONE More than 1,500 animals from 300 species call the National Zoo home. It’s one of DC’s most popular free family attractions thanks to roly-poly giant pandas and the new Me and the Bee Playground, a pollinator-themed area with larger-than-life bee replicas and towering flowers. 3. JOURNEY BACK TO THE TIME OF DINOSAURS AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY On June 8, Deep Time opens in the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils. The exhibit transports you back 4.6 billion years, telling the story of our planet through 700 specimens, including dinosaurs such as the T-Rex. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Located in Potomac, Md., Glenstone is roughly 40 minutes outside of DC. The 230-acre, indoor-outdoor private museum presents a holistic experience of abstract art, futuristic architecture and breathtaking installations. One of its newest additions, The Pavilions, features works by Jackson Pollock, Barbara Kruger and Andy Warhol. Children 12 and under are not permitted and online reservations are required. WASHINGTON.ORG | 9
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