The data displays the number of visits to Smithsonian museums and institutions in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017. In 2017, visits to Smithsonian museums and institutions amounted to approx. 30 million.
The most visited Smithsonian museums in 2017 were the National Museum of Natural History and the National Air and Space Museum, with six million and seven million visitors, respectively.
1970 | 13.4 |
1975 | 17.8 |
1980 | 21.1 |
1985 | 23.7 |
1990 | 25 |
1995 | 23.6 |
2000 | 31.1 |
2001 | 31.7 |
2002 | 26.3 |
2003 | 24 |
2004 | 20.4 |
2005 | 24 |
2006 | 23.2 |
2007 | 24.2 |
2008 | 25.2 |
2009 | 30 |
2010 | 30.2 |
2011 | 28.6 |
2012 | 30.3 |
2013 | 30 |
2014 | 28 |
2015 | 28.2 |
2016 | 30.2 |
2017 | 30 |