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Live animals, fossils and displays teach about maritime life in the Chesapeake Bay. Calvert Marine Museum 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons, MD | 410-326-2042

The already-popular exhibit of First Lady gowns is expanded to include "Changing Times, Changing First Ladies," a look at how several First Ladies have impacted their husband's administrations. National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

A look at the Egyptian burial ritual, including mummies and cosmology, as well as what Egyptians expected in the afterlife. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

This exhibit follows the history of military mail and its role in the lives of the United States armed forces through personal messages and official letters. National Postal Museum - Smithsonian Institution 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC | 202-633-5555

Pottery from the Song dynasty (960-1279). Freer Gallery of Art - Smithsonian Institution Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

An exhibit Korean ceramic decoration known as sanggam, the technique ofinlaying white and black pigments to create figures. Freer Gallery of Art - Smithsonian Institution Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Gold and silver objects and other luxury items made in China from the sixth through eighth centuries. Freer Gallery of Art - Smithsonian Institution Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

A permanent exhibit of pistols, rifles and imported weapons used by both sides during the war. A recreated Federal arms factory demonstrates how guns used by the Union were made. National Firearms Museum 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA | 703-267-1600

The companion museum to the National Air and Space Museum on the Mall showcases a collection of modern aircraft and spacecraft, and exhibitions about flight during the Korean, Vietnam and Cold wars and business aviation. Also on display hundreds of spacecraft, rockets, satellites and space-related small artifacts. The centerpiece of the space hangar is the Space Shuttle Discovery. At the Udvar-Hazy Center. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA | 202-633-1000

The body's major organ systems and how they function are depicted using human anatomical specimens. National Museum of Health and Medicine 2500 Linden Ln., Silver Spring, MD | 301-319-3300