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Along with a handful of jewelry pieces and one robe, the show features beautiful -- and, in this age of Photoshop, surprisingly faithful -- likenesses of members of the Qing dynasty, the royal family of Manchu origin that ruled China from 1644 to 1912. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Smithsonian Institution 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

See images of space taken through telescopes and explore the time between the creation of the universe to present day on Earth. National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

The National Zoo's petting zoo: a bright red barn with cows, goats, donkeys, chickens and ducks. National Zoological Park - Smithsonian Institution 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Sketches by the German-born Confederate propagandist and lithographer. National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

A look at the career of the composer who helped take bring operetta to the Broadway stage before transitioning to the musical. At the Madison Building. Library of Congress - James Madison Bldg. 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington, DC | 202-707-5000

Kids can participate in crafts that have a dragon theme and learn about works in the Walters in which dragons appear. Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD | 410-547-9000

The American photographer traveled through Central Asia from 1998 to 2005 capturing the unsettled lives of Eurasians in provincial towns and cities. Through nearly 100 photographs and accompanying text, Sigal reveals a diverse population adapting in extraordinary times. Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-639-1700

National Gallery of Art Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-737-4215

Sweeping desert photographs captured with help from a paraglider. National Geographic Museum 1145 17th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-857-7588

Inspired by archival archaeological and aerial photographs, as well as contemporary news reportage, al-Ani has created a new body of video works that examines enduring representations of the Middle Eastern landscape. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Smithsonian Institution 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000