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The university honors the legacy of art professor David C. Driskell with a center dedicated to African American arts and culture. University of Maryland - College Park Baltimore Avenue and Rossborough Lane, College Park, MD | 301-314-2615

This diplomacy center often features exhibits about international relations or featuring works by international artists. Meridian International Center 1624 Crescent Place NW, Washington, DC | 202-667-6800

Sculptures by the Washington Sculptors Group artists are on display. Kreeger Museum 2401 Foxhall Rd. NW, Washington, DC | 202-338-3552

National archives for black women's history. Mary McLeod Bethune's final home. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC | 202-673-2402

Guided tours and seasonal open houses draw visitors to this 1703 plantation house. Sotterley Plantation 44300 Sotterly Ln., Hollywood, MD | 301-373-2280

The final home of the abolitionist. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 1411 W. St. SE, Washington, DC | 202-426-5961

Learn about life in a town occupied by the military with biographical sketches of locals caught in the conflict, historical photos, artifacts and maps of wartime Alexandria. Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA | 703-746-4994

More than 400 acres of various species of trees, flowers and plant life are on the arboretum's grounds. Includes displays of bonsai trees and the potential use of plants as fuel. U.S. National Arboretum 3501 New York Ave. NE, Washington, DC | 202-245-2726

An expression of colors as seen at the ocean's deepest depths. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

More than 80 works from the famed landscape photographer. The Wilderness Society 1615 M St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-833-2300