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Union Market is the epicenter of culinary creativity in DC with over 55 local vendors as well as shopping, dining, arts, entertainment, and community events year-round.
55+ VENDORS AND RETAILERS
8 OFFICE SPACES
+400 ANNUAL EVENTS
+15,000 WEEKLY VISITORS
20,356 SEATING CAPACITY
Capital One Arena is home to the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, and the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team. Since its opening in 1997, the arena has hosted more than 4,500 events and over 47 million fans.
41,339 SEATING CAPACITY
Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art, from the colonial period to the present, made in the United States
• 2 million visitors in 2019
National Air And Space Museum
• Features three virtual reality adventures and five flight/ride simulators
• 3.2 million visitors in 2019
• Seven permanent exhibits are on display covering more than 161,100 SF
National Museum Of Natural History
• 4.2 million visitors in 2019
• Spans 1.5 million SF, including 325,000 SF of exhibition and public space
• The museum is responsible for the acquisition and maintenance of over 145 million artifacts and specimens
Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden
• 891,100 visitors in 2019
• Features mostly post-World War II art in a unique, 60,000 SF exhibition space
• The two-level, outdoor Sculpture Garden covers 4 acres
National Museum Of African American History And Culture
• 2 million visitors in 2019
• Offers more than a dozen unique and inspiring collections
• The museum has more than 36,000 artifacts, with about 3,500 on display
• The museum spans 350,000 SF in a 10-story building, making it the world’s largest museum dedicated to African American history and culture
Smithsonian National Zoo
• 1.8 million visitors in 2019
• 163-acre site
Smithsonian Institution
BUILDING "THE CASTLE"
• 965,500 visitors in 2019
• Completed in 1855, “The Castle” is the signature building of the Smithsonian and is home to the Smithsonian Visitor Center which offers highlights of each of the Smithsonian’s museums
National Museum Of American History
The National Museum of American History is among the most visited of the Smithsonian Museums.
• Over 2.8 million visitors are recorded annually
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of more than 1.7 million artifacts and 22,000 linear feet of historical documents
• The museum occupies 300,000 SF of space and has 12 permanent exhibits