In Tuesday’s episode of “Matt About Town,” 麻豆官网’s Matt Kaufax (and D.C. explorer and friend of the show Austin Graff) visited the Albert Einstein Memorial, a massive 7-ton bronze sculpture overlooking Constitution Avenue, just down the block from the Lincoln Memorial.
If you didn’t know about the Einstein statue, you might also be unfamiliar with the building it sits in front of 鈥� the National Academy of Sciences. The statue was placed there for a reason.
Established in the 1860s during the Civil War, the National Academy of Sciences is one of the nation’s oldest scientific institutions.
In Tuesday’s episode, Kaufax explores what makes it a hidden gem in the nation’s capital 鈥� and how the Einstein’s statue and the building connect.
The National Academy of Sciences offers tours by appointment only. .
Austin Graff’s book, “111 Places for Kids in Washington That You Must Not Miss,” is available .
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