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National Air and Space Museum

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National Air and Space Museum

The most-visited museum in the U.S., with over 8 million visitors per year, this impressive repository covers the history of human flight, rocketry and space flight. It contains thousands of impressive artifacts, including the Wright brothers' 1903 ''Flyer'', Lindbergh's ''Spirit of St. Louis'', Apo

llo 11's command module ''Columbia'', and the simulated bridge of an aircraft carrier. Enthusiasts should try to also make it to the [http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center/ Udvar-Hazy Center] of the National Air and Space Museum out in Chantilly near Dulles International Airport; the Center houses full aviation and space aircraft (e.g., SR-71 Blackbird, Enola Gay B-29, Concorde, Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', etc.) that would not fit on the Mall.

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