The central concept of the landscape design around the museum is the reintroduction of habitats indigenous to the Washington region before Contact, including hardwood forest, rivers, freshwater wetlands, croplands, and meadows. MORE >>> Hours: Museum opens September 21, 2004. 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Closed December 25. Location: 4th Street and Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024 Phone: 202-357-2700 Directions: The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol Building. Metro: L’Enfant Plaza Station (all lines except Red); exit Maryland Ave./Smithsonian Museums Bus: Lines 30, 32, 34-36—Friendship Heights/Southern Ave. View Map