Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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Facts & Features – The museum's ambitious mission is to chronicle American history, science, industry and culture through artifacts. To this end, an enormous collection of more than three million objects has been amassed over the years. With nearly anything imaginable--Conestoga wagons, Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs from the television sitcom "All in the Family," Dorothy's ruby slippers from the "Wizard of – Oz,"--the museum feels a bit like a gigantic flea market with explanatory labels. Popular permanent exhibitions include "First Ladies Political Role and Public Image," with…