National Gallery of Art - East Building — Attraction in Washington

Admission, tours and programs are all free. No ticket is needed. Street parking is easy on weekdays. Connects to the west building through underground tunnel, which itself is a piece of art. Has numerous restrooms, and one cafe (selections are basic and taste ok). Kid’s guide is good.

I spent 2hours here today browsing through different levels, and enjoyed everything. Alexander Calder’s survey is amazing, first time seeing so many different pieces in one place, from big stunning pieces to small intricate pieces.

They have a Mark Rothko room, but with bright white tall walls and ceiling atrium, I like Mark Rothko room in The Phillips Collection better.

As of now, they also have an interesting exhibition going on: American landscape, where you could admire social and nature landscapes in America with a focus on the first half of 1900. Don’t forget to admire at the different materials and techniques in the industrialization section of this exhibition, like woodcut, wood engraving, etching, dry point, gelatin silver print, lithograph, and so on.

Since this is a modern art museum, you would expect to see masterpieces from O’Keeffe, Pollock, Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, Mitchell, Andy Goldsworthy and many famous...

A local recommended this place. This was a very nice, relaxing, peaceful place to sit and quietly talk in comfort and pleasant decor. Get a coffee or some pancakes or good eggs benedict just a few steps off of the busiest roads of Georgetown. The place seems higher end. A bit pricier than many breakfast joints, I'm sure. My only complaint was that the pancakes could have been hotter. It appeared that they took reservations for breakfast which seemed a bit unusual to this out-of-towner, but as this place gets busier and more popular, such reservations may be helpful.

There was plenty of seating, and the place was about half-full when we left. The food came out quickly. The service was great. The elegant hostess was beautiful, with a lovely 1920s, almost flapper-girl haircut that I admired. I fell in love with her.

Make sure that as you leave you walk out and look at the Potomac River where you will have a beautiful view of the Kennedy Center and can walk straight North for a mile or so along the Patimac to emerge at the base of The Exorcist stairway! I am a big horror film fan. A very nice visit and a sweet respite from our...

I never wanted to leave, such beautiful art. They have a Van Gogh exhibit, Caravaggio, Monet, Degas, Warhol, etc. Ballet Class, by Degas, is on display, too. Their Baroque section is so pretty. If you schedule it ahead of time, you’ll be allowed to take a tour of their archive room, which is where the rest of the art is stored. I don’t remember if you have to pay for this additional tour, though. You should also stop by the other Smithsonian’s while you’re here, too. There is also a lunch cafe in the basement, the pesto chicken is good but it’s overpriced. There is a gift shop, too, but that is also heavily overpriced, unfortunately. The art is amazing and you can often see people there painting their own versions of the paintings. Be mindful and do not get in their way. Wonderful place if you can visit. There are plenty of areas exhibits in DC, such as Art Tech house and the museum of women in art and history, where Freida khalo...