Touching Navy History ; Hands-On Museum for All Ages

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"If it survived World War II, it will survive you touching it," says Karin Hill, the U.S. Navy Museum's director of education and public programs. That's the prevailing attitude at the museum in the middle of the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast, where unless an item is behind glass or specifically labeled "Please don't touch," everything is hands-on, even for the youngest visitors.

"We are a great family institution," Ms. Hill says. "There is something at this museum for 8 months to 88."

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Touching Navy History ; Hands-On Museum for All Ages

A quick phone call before visiting the museum will alert visitors to any unexpected closings or changes in the normal museum schedule, but reservations are necessary only for weekend visits. The museum offers a self-guided scavenger hunt. However, it's well worth calling two weeks in advance f...

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