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Women to Watch National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC | 202-783-5000

This summer, the National Museum of Women In the Arts recognizes those women and many others with an exhibition on the women of rock-and-roll. On view are guitars played by Bonnie Raitt and Taylor Swift, handwritten lyrics by Patti Smith and Madonna and costumes worn by Cher, not to mention Lady Gaga's childhood piano. National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC | 202-783-5000

The exhibit presents a selection of 46 works on paper from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's permanent collection that are rarely on public display. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Portraits of plants, animals and people by the world's best amateur and professional photographers. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

From a Colombian coal mine, scientists uncovered 65-million-year-old remains of the largest snake in the world. Measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, this massive predator could crush and devour a crocodile. Fossil plants and animals found at the site reveal the earliest known rainforest, the lost world that followed the demise of the dinosaurs. Explore the a full-scale model of Titanoboa and video from the Smithsonian Channel documentary to delve into the discovery, reconstruction, and implications of this enormous reptile. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Textiles from the 12th through 20th centuries commemorating the Asian calendar's year of the dragon. Textile Museum 2320 S St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-667-0441

To mark the centennial of the Girl Scouts, a portrait of Juliet Gordon Low, the group's founder, a patent award, a membership pin and photographs of Low when she commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Girl Scouts are on view National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Congolese photographer and videographer Sammy Baloji explores the meaning of memory in an exhibit of collages and photographs of the copper mine industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo before and after independence. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

This exhibition of paintings and photographs, on loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps, honors the branch's legacy as a supplier of air support for U.S. troops over a 100-year period. National Air and Space Museum - Smithsonian Institution Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Explore the relationship between Native Americans and their horses in this exhibit, which includes a life-size mannequin of a horse in full beaded regalia, rifles and a Sioux tepee. National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian Institution Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000