Just another day on the Mall.
View facing north from Independence Ave and 9th St NW.
Foreground: Arts & Industries building (currently closed for renovation) Background left to right: National Museum of Natural History, National Archives, Federal Trade Commission.You can see the webcam at http://www.earthcam.net/projects/smithsonian/?cam=mpa
Thirty million people visit the Smithsonian Institution annually, and none of them pay a cent in admission fees.
In addition to the Smithsonian Libraries, you can also follow the tumblrs of:
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture
Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler Galleries)
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