Actually, the 1998 "Official Museum Directory" lists the National Air and Space Museum visitation as 8,000,000 (acurate). The National Museum of American History has 5,600,000 (estimated) and the National Museum of Natural History says 5,270,000 (acuarate). The listing for the Smithsonian, which includes all their museums, says their attendance is 25,500,000! >>> Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]> 10/07/98 06:46am >>> At 08:56 AM 10/7/98 -0400, you wrote: >I have heard that the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC is among the most visited >museums in the world.... I think the Smithsonian's National Air & Space museum is the most visited museum in the world. It's certainly the most visited science museum in the world with approx. 6 million, that's right, 6 million visitors per year. (And they all came to see Star Wars this year. :) Try calling VIARC, Visitor Information and Associates Reception Center at the SI to get exact numbers and rankings for the Smithsonian. Their number is 202-357-2700 I believe. If that doesn't work try 202-287-2700 because I can never remember what SI prefix the phone # starts with. They will probably have a list of the ranks of other museums as well or can tell you where to get them. Deb -------------------------------------------- Staples & Charles Ltd. 225 N Fairfax St. Alexandria, VA 22314 USA 703-683-0900 - voice 703-683-2820 - fax [log in to unmask]