Capital Attractions

Here are the most visited sites in Washington, D.C. (from 1996 figures, the latest available)*:

Site: National Air and Space Museum

Annual Visitors: 6,983,681

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Site: National Gallery of Art

Annual Visitors: 4,731,775

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Site: National Museum of American History

Annual Visitors: 4,656,890

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Site: Arlington National Cemetery

Annual Visitors: 4,500,000

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Site: National Zoo

Annual Visitors: 3,000,000

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Site: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Annual Visitors: 1,927,227

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Site: Lincoln Memorial

Annual Visitors: 1,190,961

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Site: Smithsonian Castle Building

Annual Visitors: 1,823,757

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Site: White House

Annual Visitors: 1,179,458

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Site: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Annual Visitors: 1,230,191

*Note: List is not all inclusive; some sites were unable to provide visitor counts.

Source: Washington, D.C. Convention and Visitors Bureau.