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PAGE3/NUMPAGES3美国国家历史博物馆NorthsideoftheMall,14thStNWandConstitutionAve;closestMetroSmithsonian.Ifyoulikekitsch,youwontwanttomissthebizarremelangeofculturalartefactsattheNationalMuseumofAmericanHistory.GeorgeWashingtonswoodenteeth,MuhammadAlisboxinggloves,andtherubyslippersJudyGarlandworeintheWizardofOzaresetamongdidacticdisplaystracingthecountrysdevelopment.ItsnotsomuchacenterforscholarlystudyasasanctuaryforvanishingAmericana,incorporatingModelTFords,oldpostofficesandevenarestored,turnofthecenturyicecreamparlor,whichstillservesupbananasplits.AsyouenterfromtheMall,directlyontothesecondfloor,asoundandlightdisplayshowcasesthebatteredred,whiteandblueflagthatinspiredtheUSnationalanthemtheStarSpangledBanneritself,whichsurvivedtheBritishbombingofBaltimoreharborduringtheWarof1812.Theworthierexhibitsarealsoonthisfloor:anaccountoftheruralfarmbasedsocietyoftheearlyUSstandsacrossfromanexaminationofthemassmovementofAfricanAmericansfromSouthernfarmstothewartimeindustriesofnortherncities.AlunchcounterfromWoolworthsinGreensboro,NorthCarolina,evokesthesitinof1960,whileAmericanEncountersfocusesonNewMexico,lookingathowtourismhasaffectedcommunitiessuchasthepuebloofSantaClaraandHispanicChimayo.Onthefirstfloor,theInformationAgegallerytracescommunicationsfromMorsesfirsttelegraphtoAppleMacintoshes,whileseparategalleriesdisplayingloriousprofusiontheartefactsandmachinesthathaveshapedmodernAmericafromlightbulbsandmotorbikestotrainsandatomicclocks.Thetopfloorholdspoliticalmemorabilia(muchofitoveracenturyold),stampandcoincollections,oldTVsetsandtypewriters,thoughtwofinaloutstandingexhibitsinjectaserioustonePersonalLegacy:theHealingofaNationbringstogethersomeofthe25,000itemsleftbyrelativesattheVietnamMemorialinDC,whileAMorePerfectUniondealscandidlywiththeshamefulinternmentofJapaneseAmericancitizensduringWorldWarII.