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The National Archives MuseumvsNewseum
Newseum and The National Archives Museum are both recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Newseum is preferred by most professionals compared to The National Archives Museum. Newseum is ranked #1 in Washington DC with approval from 8 reviews such as Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.
The National Archives Museum
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700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, DC 20408
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Concierge "In the public vaults, visitors can research their genealogy, view original patent drawings (like the pencil), and listen to recordings of White House conversations during the Cuban Missile Crisis."
Frommer's "The Rotunda of the National Archives displays the country's most important original documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Seeing the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Magna Carta all under one roof (in the main rotunda) is impressive." Full review
Time Out "The vast collection of the National Archive & Record Administration (NARA) represents the physical record of the birth and growth of a nation in original documents." Full review
Frommer's "The Rotunda of the National Archives displays the country’s most important original documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"This Classical Revival "temple" just off the Mall holds the nation's documentary treasures, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." Full review
Where "See the “Charters of Freedom”—the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Theater with free films. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report13.0
"A treasure trove of the United States' founding documents, the National Archives Museum is high on travelers' to-do lists and almost always has long entrance lines." Full review
Fodor's "The National Archives is at once monument, museum, and the nation's memory." Full review
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555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC, DC 20001
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Concierge "The museum also houses a portion of the Berlin Wall, and part of the broadcast tower that once graced the top of the World Trade Center."
Frommer's "Open since April 11, 2008, the Newseum is as much a fun house of participatory experiences and special-effects exhibits as it is a museum." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Unaffiliated with the Smithsonian (ergo the cost of admission), the ‘most interactive museum in the world’ is dedicated to the craft of news gathering and dissemination." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to the history of news and the media, the Newseum is a 250,000-square-foot museum that strives to foster understanding between the media and the public." Full review
Fodor's "Visitors enter into a 90-foot-high media-saturated atrium, overlooked by a giant breaking-news screen and a news helicopter suspended overhead." Full review
Where "A 250,000-square-foot venue lauding the First Amendment." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Newseum in Washington is a unique museum." Full review
Time Out "Also explored here are issues of media bias and credibility, modern phenomena of blogging and "citizen journalists" and the environment of 24-hour rolling news." Full review
