goSmithsonian - June 2008 - (Page 39) N AT I O N A L M U S E U M O F N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y elry lovers will find all that glitters gathered together. Outside the Hall of Mammals is the Mammals Museum Store, where you can pick up a stuffed tiger, giraffe or other wild thing. Choose from toys, crafts, posters, jewelry, apparel and books. DON’T MISS THIS Just outside the building on Madison Avenue, flanking the National Mall entrance steps, are three natural wonders that have stood the test of time: two 220-million-year-old petrified logs from Arizona and a 2.25-billion-year-old boulder of banded iron ore from Michigan. NATIONAL MUSEUM A tiger and two human figures were carved from an antler. The piece (c. 1890) is on view in the Korea Gallery. THE NATURALIST CENTER The Family Learning Center in Leesburg, Virginia, designed especially for young visitors, is a “handson, minds-on” space with activities for ages 10 and older. The Main Study Gallery boasts a “library” of 36,000 natural history specimens to examine in detail. Find books and scientific tools, plus a trained staff to help. “Museum Mysteries” will test your detective skills. . Address: 741 Miller Drive, Suite G2, Leesburg, Virginia 20175. Parking is free. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 to 4. Closed holidays. Call 703-779-9712 for more information. OF NATURAL HISTORY www.goSmithsonian.com 39 http://www.goSmithsonian.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of goSmithsonian - June 2008 goSmithsonian - June 2008 Contents Visitor Information Smithsonian Institution Building—The Castle The S. Dillon Ripley International Gallery Dining Guide Donald W. Reynolds Center Smithsonian American Art Museum National Portrait Gallery National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Discovery Theater, SITES, Folklife Festival and more National Museum of American History Map of the National Mall National Museum of Natural History National Museum of the American Indian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art National Museum of African Art Renwick Gallery/American Art National Postal Museum Anacostia Community Museum National Zoological Park goSmithsonian - June 2008 goSmithsonian - June 2008 - goSmithsonian - June 2008 (Page Cover1) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - goSmithsonian - June 2008 (Page Cover2) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - goSmithsonian - June 2008 (Page 1) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Contents (Page 2) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Contents (Page 3) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Visitor Information (Page 4) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The S. Dillon Ripley International Gallery (Page 5) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Dining Guide (Page 6) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Dining Guide (Page 7) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Donald W. Reynolds Center (Page 8) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Page 9) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 10) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 11) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 12) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 13) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 14) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Portrait Gallery (Page 15) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 16) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 17) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 18) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 19) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 20) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Air and Space Museum (Page 21) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 22) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 23) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 24) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 25) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 26) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Page 27) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Discovery Theater, SITES, Folklife Festival and more (Page 28) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of American History (Page 29) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Map of the National Mall (Page 30) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Map of the National Mall (Page 31) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 32) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 33) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 34) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 35) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 36) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 37) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 38) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of Natural History (Page 39) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 40) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 41) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 42) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of the American Indian (Page 43) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art (Page 44) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art (Page 45) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art (Page 46) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art (Page 47) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art (Page 48) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art (Page 49) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art (Page 50) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art (Page 51) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of African Art (Page 52) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Museum of African Art (Page 53) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Renwick Gallery/American Art (Page 54) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Renwick Gallery/American Art (Page 55) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Postal Museum (Page 56) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Postal Museum (Page 57) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Postal Museum (Page 58) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - Anacostia Community Museum (Page 59) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Zoological Park (Page 60) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Zoological Park (Page Cover3) goSmithsonian - June 2008 - National Zoological Park (Page Cover4)
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