The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum explores the causes and consequences of the Civil War, the formation of the US Colored Troops, and the path to equality and justice for Americans of African descent in the United States.

Dig deeper into black history at the Alexandria Black History Museum. Exhibits at the museum aim to promote appreciation, tolerance and understanding of all cultures.

Anacostia Community Museum exhibitions focus on a range of topics and issues facing urban communities today. It is one of twenty museums under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institution.

A national monument, the museum celebrates women’s progress toward equality through exhibits that explore topics such as suffrage and important figures of the Women’s Rights Movement.

Visit the Freedom House Museum, a former headquarters of a 19th-century domestic slave-trading firm, which transported 1,800 slaves to Mississippi and Louisiana each year.

View Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist art; and the historic Peacock Room at the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries. Virtual lessons are available through the SI Learning Lab.

The Gum Springs Museum displays the dynamic history of the Gum Springs Community. Featured exhibits include photographs of residents. Many photos are near 100 years old.

In the historic 1876 synagogue, the Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum focuses on the history and preservation about the Jewish immigrant experience in Washington DC.

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. She spearheaded strategies that advanced the interests of African American women.

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives and how it helped us shape this nation.

The National Museum of African Art is the Smithsonian Institution’s African art museum. It inspires conversations about the beauty, power, and diversity of African arts and cultures worldwide.

At The National Museum of American Jewish Military History students will learn about the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United States.