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Ninety works illustrating the historical legacy of African cultural astronomy. National Museum of African Art - Smithsonian Institution 950 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-4600

The works on view, from the 9th to the 17th centuries, range from ceramics to illuminated manuscripts and textiles to calligraphy. Freer Gallery of Art - Smithsonian Institution Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-4880

For the first time in its 50-year residence at the Smithsonian, the 45-carat gem has been taken out of its setting, giving the public a rare look at its bare beauty. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC

The museum displays the serial killer's car. National Museum of Crime & Punishment 575 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-393-1099

This exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures from key 19th-century historical figures to contemporary leaders who struggled to achieve civil rights National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

A display of items from polar expeditions--including the first successful attempt to reach the North Pole in 1909 by Robert Peary at the Public Vaults National Archives and Records Administration Constitution Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets NW, Washington, DC

"The Catcher in the Rye" author is immortalized in Robert Vickrey's painting National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC

The exhibit focuses on the last hours of Lincoln's life, including the bullet that killed him, the probe used to locate the bullet, bone fragments and hair from the site of the wound. National Museum of Health and Medicine 2500 Linden Ln., Silver Spring, MD | 301-319-3300

The exhibit reveals how the Nazi Party used modern techniques to sway millions with its vision for a new Germany. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC | 202-488-0400

Interactive displays and artifacts explore noteworthy innovators and inventions from the United States. National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA | 571-272-0095