Washington D.C. Museums: Museums, Historic Houses, Art Galleries, Libraries, and Other Special Places Open to the Public in the Washington Metropolitan Area

Few American cities are as rich in museums as the nation's capital. Visitors come from around the world to visit the magnificent Smithsonian Institution and world-class museums such as the National Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, plus dozens more special places.More than 65 museums and historians homes are featured in this well-regarded guidebook. Betty Ross's informative narrative appeals to a broad range of interests and tastes She includes biographies and historical backgrounds, in-depth reports on collections, anecdotes, and information on hours, shops, restaurants, libraries, handicapped facilities and public transportation.Vogue magazine calls Washington D.C. Museums "a must for capital-bound travelers" and Antique Monthly says it is "the most comprehensive single source of information for gallery-goers".Ross, Betty is the author of 'Washington D.C. Museums: Museums, Historic Houses, Art Galleries, Libraries, and Other Special Places Open to the Public in the Washington Metropolitan Area', published 1992 under ISBN 9780939009855 and ISBN 0939009854.