No visit to Washington DC would be complete without a visit to at least one or two of the Smithsonian museums.  The Air and Space museum and the Museum of Natural History are two of the more popular of the museums, but don’t overlook some of the smaller art museums.
The Freer Gallery and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery make up the Smithsonian’s Asian Art museum, and can provide a well-rounded look at some art often over-looked.
The Freer Gallery is location on the National Mall at Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW, and was the first Smithsonian museum dedicated to …read more

Don’t let down time at an airport get you down.  If you have downtime at Dulles Airport (Washington DC), you can visit the Steven F. Udvar- Hazy Center, companion museum to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (located on the National Mall).  Between the two museums, the Smithsonian offers the largest aviation and space collection in the world.
Udvar-Hazy is full of exhibits that you may find familiar, including the Enola Gay, an Air France Concorde, the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the Gemini VII space capsule, and the quarantine unit used for the returning crew of Apollo 11.   There are …read more

Kyra, blogger at Black Threads, has a fascinating list of quilts and quilting related items she’d like to see featured at the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).  Included with her list are links to web sites, blogs, or photos of the items.
Did you know there exists a quilt made by Harriet Tubman?
What about Rosa Parks’ sewing basket?
Fabric with African and African American images
Pearl Bailey’s needlepoint piece
A sewing machine used by Harriet Powers
These and many more Kyra mentions in her list of suggestions. 
After going through Kyra’s list, can you think of others to add?