History is an interesting topic especially for those who have interest of knowing the past particularly about the American History. Without the knowledge of others, one can trace American history through mail and that is through its interesting postage stamps. However, if you think you are left behind, was not able to collect those stamps, and wanted to rediscover the history, exploring the National Postal Museum is the ideal thing for you to do.

Located at the old Post Office, the National Postal Museum has a lot in store for its tourists and visitors. At the museum, visitors will definitely enjoy the exhibits, collections, and will definitely love to learn about stamp collecting.

The National Postal Museum is open to the public free seven days a week. Except on December 25, the museum is open from 10:00am to 5:30pm.

The National Postal Museum is accessible via public transport by taking the Red Line to Union station if you take the Metrorail. On the other hand, one can also take the bus service through downtown Washington, DC and take the DC Circulator Bus. If you wish to drive your own car when visiting the museum, parking will never be a problem because street parking close to the museum is available and the Union Station has an all-day paid parking available.

If you want to get involved with the museum, you can be a member and help build new exhibits, create educational programs and more. One can also volunteer, donate, or apply for an internship if they wish to get involved the museum and explore the History of America and the Postal service.

National Postal Museum official website

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/index.html

National Postal Museum directions

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/museum/1a_visiting.html

National Postal Museum Exhibits

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2_exhibits.html

National Postal Museum Library

http://www.sil.si.edu/libraries/npm/