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National Postal Museum

National Postal Museum
Photo: Photo by Kmf164 , taken on February 18, 2006., CC BY 2.5 (licence)

The Smithsonian's own philatelist Shangri-La has one of the world's largest collections of rare stamps, as well as exhibitions of how mail has been delivered throughout history, and other ways that the mail shapes culture.

  • Free entry
Address
2 Massachusetts Ave NE
Getting there
Next to Union Station
Hours
10AM-5:30PM daily
Price
Free

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