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5. UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
This ingeniously symbolic building houses documents depicting the Holocaust in
Europe before and during World War II, grimly detailing the surveillance and the
loss of individual rights faced by Jews, political objectors, gypsies, homosexuals, and
the handicapped. Moving eyewitness accounts, photographs, and artifacts tell the
story, from “Nazi Assault,” to “Last Chapter” (for further details see
United States
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6. NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM
Mail and fun don't naturally go together, but at this wonderfully conceived museum,
they do. The little Pony Express saddlebags, the tunnel-like construction represent-
ing the desolate roads faced by the earliest mail carriers, and the mail-sorting rail-
road car entertain and inform visitors (for further details see
National Postal Mu-
seum
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7. INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM
This fascinating museum explores the role that spies have played in world events
throughout history. The exhibitions tell the stories of individuals, reveal their mis-
sions and techniques, and display their equipment (for further details see
Interna-
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8. NATIONAL ARCHIVES
The Rotunda of the National Archives proudly displays the foundation documents
of American independence and government: the Declaration of Independence, the
Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. The museum features ex-
citing interactive activities in the Public Vaults.
700 Pennsylvania Ave, NW • 202
357 5000 • Open 10am-5:30pm daily (to 7pm in summer) • Dis. access • Free
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