Museums · Capitol Hill
National Gallery of Art
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The West Building houses Ginevra de' Benci — the single Leonardo painting in the Western Hemisphere — along with Vermeers, Rembrandts, and a Monet gallery that can stop you in your tracks. Go on a weekday afternoon.
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