goSmithsonian - February 2008 - (Page 16) THE BASICS HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed December 25. ADDRESS: 6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. TEL: 202.633.1000 (voice/tape); 202.633.5285 (TTY) WEB: www.nasm.si.edu METRO: metro ® National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum, on the National Mall, is the most-visited museum in the world. Here, icons of flight history and space exploration, like the Wright Flyer and the Apollo 11 lunar module, join hundreds of historic aircraft, rockets, spacecraft, engines and pieces of flight equipment on display. The museum’s other location, the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center (see p. 23), near Washington Dulles . International Airport in Northern Virginia, showcases rare and one-ofa-kind items—like the first space shuttle Enterprise—not seen anywhere else in the world. M ● ● ● ● L’Enfant Plaza (ORANGE, BLUE, YELLOW AND GREEN LINES) Tips for Getting Started • Buy your tickets in advance at the museum box office for ® • The Albert Einstein Planetarshows at the Lockheed Martin IMAX movie theater, located on the first floor. Shows often sell out. Families should check to be sure the film is appropriate for young children. For information about the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, see page 22. Discovery Stations are portable interpretation centers that encourage informal learning through discussion and hands-on activities—a great interactive experience while visiting the world’s most popular museum! ium, on the second floor, presents “Cosmic Collisions, narrated by Robert ” Redford—a surround-sound, digital projection feature that explores the hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic evolution of the universe. See for free “The Stars Tonight, a planetarium pro” jection presentation at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Schedule is subject to change; check at the Welcome Center when you arrive. duct highlights tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., daily; meet at the Welcome Center. • Experienced guides con- Main Floor “Milestones of Flight” (Gallery 100). See the Spirit of St. Louis, the aircraft Charles Lindbergh used to complete the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight; the Apollo 11 command module Columbia that carried home the astronauts from the first landing on the moon; and Space- 16 www.goSmithsonian.com http://www.nasm.si.edu http://www.goSmithsonian.com
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