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Famed research library & museum for Byzantine & pre-Columbian studies with formal gardens.
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Wonderful small museum with a nice collection of Pre-Columbian and Byzantine artifacts. Friendly staff. Price is right (free).
An incredible museum - the MesoAmerican collection is fantastic. Highly recommend. Wish we had more time to spend in the garden. Lookin forward to coming back!
A stunning museum. The collection of pre-Colombian artefacts is beautifully displayed in a modern and imaginative space. The Music Room is a sensation of design and decoration - my jaw literally dropped when I walked in. And it is free! Definitely worth the little trip to Georgetown (bus 33 from Foggy Bottom drops you 5 minutes away)
Free museum with relics from ancient America's and Egyt, plan 30min - 1 hour. The real highlight though is the gardens (separate entrance with a fee (must prepurchase tickets online) from Spring - Fall)
It’s my top top best place to be and visit. I love how much variety of plants and flowers they have. The staff are super welcoming and it’s just a really spectacular place to visit.
Our guide was so knowledgeable and his appreciation of the gardens was obvious. The progression of the garden rooms goes from formal English to Italianate palazzo. The mastery of Farrand to trick the eye with vanishing points makes the gardens appear larger. Since I visited in March, the magnolias, hellebores, cherry blossoms, forsythia, snowdrops and daffodils were in bloom. I can only imagine the visual and auditory effects when the multiple fountains are in operation.
We went during the winter season, so many of the buildings were closed and aquatic features off. It was still spectacularly beautiful. There are spring flowers popping up all over the perfectly manicured gardens. Bring your walking shoes and a bottle of water so you can fully enjoy the large estate.
