16 Lesser-Known Museums in Washington, D.C.

There are many hidden gems of museums (grumble I know overused term) in Washington, DC—here are some museums that you might know already know about:

• Anacostia Community Museum

• Anderson House

• Art Museum of Americas at the Organization of American States

• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

• Brewmaster's Castle (Heurich House)

• Chinese American Museum

• Daughters of the American Revolution Period Rooms

• DC History Center at Carnegie Library

• Dumbarton Oaks Museum

• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

• Library of Congress Museum

• The Museum of the Palestinian People

• National Museum of American Jewish Military History

• National Museum of African Art

• National Museum of the U.S. Navy

• Qatar America Institute for Culture/Perfumery Museum