National Gallery of Art

One of my favorite among all the museums in DC. I first became introduced to the National Gallery of Art after spending Monday evenings in its sculpture garden listening to the live jazz there. The gallery has an extensive collection of art from all manners of time periods and styles, and I think the underground connection between the West and East buildings is just the coolest. A great place to get lost in for an afternoon, especially during the muggy DC summer.

Large collections of so many noted artists. It's easy to "create your own tour" and just see the artists you are interested in or even duck in to see a specific piece you really like. My sister and I visited one day and returned the next day to see one of her favorite sculptures again. Not as long a line to get in either.

Beautiful place to be

The whole museum is organized into different rooms, each one representing a different historic period. To name just a few, Picasso, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Renoir, Rodin, Monet, Manet, Degas all grace the walls of this fantastic art museum. It's big so if you're like me you won't want to go through the whole museum at once, but pick a few artists you like and go see for yourself!