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Smithsonian National Postal Museum

20002 Washington, DC, United States of America (USA) (District of Columbia)
Address 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
 
 
Floor area only roughly guessed: 10 000 m² / 107 639 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Post
  • Passenger cars
  • Robotic
  • Architecture
  • Clocks and Watches
  • Carriages
  • Trucks / Lorries
  • Appliances (Scales, Stamping, etc.)

Opening times
 Daily: 10am - 5:30pm; Closed December 25

Admission
Status from 12/2012
 Free entry.
Contact
Tel.:+1-202-633-1000  eMail:info si.edu  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
postalmuseum.si.edu
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Location / Directions
N38.898064° W77.008334°N38°53.88384' W77°0.50004'N38°53'53.0304" W77°0'30.0024"

Public Transportation

Metro: Take the Red Line to Union Station. Leave through the Massachusetts Avenue exit. As you get off the escalator, the National Postal Museum will be across the street.

Parking:

Street parking is available near the museum and all-day paid parking is available at Union Station, located next to the museum.
Description Devoted to the history of America’s mail service and the hobby of stamp collecting.

The National Postal Museum is divided into galleries that explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present. Visitors learn how mail has been transported, emphasize the importance of letters, and spotlight the creation and wondrous diversity of postage stamps.

Highlights:

Full-size, Freightliner semitruckcab cutaway; three vintage mail planes; stagecoach; 1931 Ford Model A postal truck; replica of a railway car; letters; updated exhibition on the Pony Express; special exhibits of rare and important stamps; videos, computer interactives, and hands-on activities
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