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Mitsitam Café @ National Museum of the American Indian

Name: Mitsitam Café @ National Museum of the American Indian
Address: 950 4th Street Southwest, Washington, D.C.
Telephone: +1 202-633-1000

This cafe is slightly more expensive than most museum cafeterias, but with good reason. The cafeteria food thankfully does not taste like cafeteria food, and it features interesting pre-Columbian Native foods from throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Address: 950 4th Street Southwest
Hours: 11AM-4PM daily. Espresso Bar: 10AM-4PM daily
Price: $5-20
Phone: +1 202-633-1000
Website: americanindian.si.edu (opens in a new tab)

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National Museum of the American Indian
This museum displays the cultural traditions of the Native peoples of North, Central, and South America. It focuses on 20th century and present day culture much more than pre-Columbian and colonial periods. The exhibits can be fascinating, but are not as grandiose as those of the other museums. Perhaps the most important attraction is the gorgeous building itself, designed by famous Native Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal of Blackfoot descent, echoing the ancient stone formations of the American Southwest, and surrounded by manifestations both metaphorical and literal of natural North American landscapes.
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