This place is so nice. If you have a chance go there, you should

For those who havent been here before here is some information i got from there website.

"Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Since opening its doors in 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about such topical issues as managing suburban growth, preserving landmarks and communities, and revitalizing urban centers.

The National Building Museum welcomes visitors from around the world to its exhibitions which offer insight into the history and future of the world we create for ourselves. Exhibition subjects range from the poetic use of concrete to visions for affordable housing, as well as exploring possibilities of rebuilding New Orleans, and contemporary ideas for building sustainable residences.

Education for all ages is a cornerstone of Museum activity. As a national forum for discussion and debate on the built environment, the Museum programs hundreds of events and activities for professionals to exchange ideas from planning to engineering and design to best practices. Spotlight on Design, the Museum's internationally recognized lecture series, welcomes the best architects and designers from around the world to discuss their work. Award-winning youth education programs include activities for children as young as 2 years old. The Museum partners with the Department of Education, the Department of Labor and other federal, state, and local and private agencies to develop, test, and deploy design curricula for school-aged children as a hands-on way of enhancing math, science, and art skills simultaneously. Youth education activities at the Museum include festivals such as the Festival of the Building Arts, a semester-long introduction into building design principles in the Design Apprenticeship Program (DAP), and CityVision, an exploration into the elements of the built environment.

The Museum Shop carries varied merchandise to complement exhibitions and programs, and to support the Museum’s mission of exploring the built environment.

In addition, the Museum awards three internationally-recognized prizes annually for achievements in the building arts and sciences. The Vincent Scully Prize is awarded to an individual for exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, or urban design. Winners include Jane Jacobs, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, His Highness the Aga Khan, and Phyllis Lambert. The Henry C. Turner prize recognizes an invention, an innovative methodology, and/or exceptional leadership by an individual or team of individuals in construction technology. I.M. Pei, Leslie E. Robertson, and the U.S. Green Building Council are among recipients of the Turner Prize. The Honor Award recognizes outstanding individuals and companies who have made significant contributions in the fields of architecture, planning, construction, and building. Past recipients have included Cindy and Jay Pritzker, Michael D. Eisner and The Walt Disney Company, and Clark Construction Group, LLC. "
http://www.nbm.org/