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Albert Einstein Memorial, Washington D.C.

The Albert Einstein Memorial, located just off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. near the corner of 21st Street northwest and Constitution Avenue, is the official monument to Einstein in the United States. Free to the public, it is situated … Continue reading

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Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

Open daily from 11:30a.m. to 7:00p.m.  Admission Free.  The closest Metrorail Station is Gallery Place – Chinatown (it is serviced by the Red, Yellow, and Green lines). The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture is actually a … Continue reading

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Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

I then bequeath the whole of my property…to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge… In 1826, James Smithson (1765-1829) wrote his … Continue reading

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