National Gallery of Art

Location:                 East Building,  600 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington 20565

Phone:                  (202) 737-4215

Hours:                     Mon-Sat 10:00am- 5:00pm ,  Sun 11:00am- 6:00pm

Admission:                  Free   

Metro:                       Archives/Navy Memorial     

The inside tip is to take the tours that are available throughout the day. Call (202) 842-6246 for tour information. There is simply too much in the Galleries to see.

Another tip that will make you feel like an insider is to touch the angled wall that is the southwest outside corner of the museum. Thousands of visitors have touched the wall, and have rounded the once sharp corner. Consider it an initiation ritual.