If you have the chance to visit Washington DC’s Smithsonian Institution this
summer, take along the handy Official Guide to the Smithsonian
(£6.25/$7.95, ISBN 1 56098 667 0) to help you to choose what to
see. If you can’t actually get there, try either America’s Smithsonian
(£19.50/$24.95, ISBN 1 56098 699 9) or the CD-ROM One Hundred and
Fifty Years of America’s Smithsonian (£49.95, ISBN 1 57595 012 X) to get a
taste of some of the thousands of objects housed in the many museums and
galleries that make up this fabulous national resource.
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