The Smithsonian Castle is a beautiful neo-Gothic building towering over the National Mall in Washington DC. “The Castle” is actually the Smithsonian Visitor Center, and you should check it out ...

The Castle closed February 1, 2023, for its first major renovation in more than 50 years. All elements of the building will undergo extensive repairs and upgrades. The renovation is expected to last ...

Even so, the Castle itself hasn’t been renovated since 1968. That changes this spring when we break ground on a five-year renovation that will give the building a much-needed upgrade.

The Smithsonian Institution Building will close Feb. 1 for the first major renovation to the Castle since the late 1960s, officials announced Thursday.. All parts of the building will undergo ...

The 30-foot-deep, 9-foot-wide, chamber under the National Mall is believed to have been a cistern, historians say. National Park Service photo Washington, D.C., has been hiding a secret the past ...

S.J. Hauck Construction is removing the sandstone bricks from the former church, which are from the same quarry as those used in the construction of the Smithsonian Castle.

As part of the Smithsonian Castle Revitalization Project, workers on Jefferson Drive uncovered a massive brick-lined cistern. This discovery raises the question: What is a cistern, and why is this ...

The 30-foot-deep, 9-foot-wide, ... there was an unanticipated archaeological discovery under the National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Castle Revitalization Project,” NPS officials said.

As part of the Smithsonian Castle Revitalization Project, workers on Jefferson Drive uncovered a massive brick-lined cistern. This discovery raises the question: What is a cistern, and why is this ...