Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dedicated to American crafts and decorative arts (and part of the Smithsonian), the Renwick is small and easily manageable. It’s great to just drop in for a few minutes if you are walking by. Some highlights of its permanent collection are Larry Fuente’s clever Game Fish (made of pieces from toys, like Scrabble tiles) and Kim Schmahmann’s mesmerizing Bureau of Bureaucracy, full of mysterious drawers within drawers. Free admission.