National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum

We took our kids to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum in Alexandria, VA for a homeschool project and it was nothing short of amazing. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the museum is clean, organized, and easy to navigate. The exhibits are interactive and packed with information you won’t find anywhere else. Our children left inspired and full of new ideas perfect for homeschoolers and school field trips. Admission is free, which makes it even better for families and groups. The museum is open Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month 11 a.m.–3 p.m. (closed Sundays and federal holidays). There’s no on-site lot but plenty of paid parking nearby, including the USPTO East Garage and other garages around John Carlyle Street; we had no trouble finding a space. Use Google Maps to find exact directions and nearby parking options search “National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum” or open it in Maps for turn-by-turn directions and parking details. Plan for about an hour or two to see everything. If you’re bringing a group, call ahead to arrange a tour. We highly recommend this museum to anyone wanting their kids to experience the world of inventors in a hands-on, inspiring way.

This is a fun museum, full of interesting information, games and gadgets. With 9-10 years old kids, we spent about 2 hours here and had a lot of fun. The cute souvenir shop is nice as well. And the best part - It is free!

This is a small FREE museum at the USPTO building near the Hoffman theater. All about inventions and patents and it was very interesting and inspiring. It is packed with info and we took a group of kids about K to 4th grade. Sometimes the bigger museums can be too much so this was just right. There was a tour and scavenger hunt and it was so great. Definitely call ahead before you go since we arranged our visit and I don’t know how that compares with a walk-in experience 😁

Nice free museum to visit when you are in the area. There is information on patent holders and their inventions. 45 minutes should get you through all the exhibits. They even have 2 half's of a Ford Mustang on display.

This hall of fame is a little, tiny area of the beautiful US Patent and Trademark Office Building. It is well stocked with some amazing exhibit that could easily be gone through in 30 minutes to an hour. There is some construction as they add on to this wonderful little place.

What a hidden gem! We are spoiled by the museum scene here but this one was a delightful surprise. We brought our Girl Scout troop here and they were engaged for ~2 hours. Inspired lots of fun ideas & good questions from our curious future inventors

Free museum about inventors who obtained patents. We were fortunate enough to have a short tour, but it is self guided.

Nice little out of the way museum which is small but has a lot of information. Exhibits on black inventors, women inventors, how trademark works, and other displays. Family friendly and kids would enjoy most of it. They would love the tiny robotic cars. That didn't seem to follow the marker line I made. Oh well. Had a nice gift shops with a good selection. And very friendly staff.