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The academy advises the government on scientific and technical issues, and also hosts scientific and art exhibitions, concerts and symposiums. Recent exhibits have included Under Antarctic Ice, featuring incredible photographs of this harsh but breathtakingly beautiful environment, and An Intimate View of Flowers (self-explanatory). Concerts are often held on Sunday afternoons.

The nicely landscaped grounds along Constitution Ave feature DC's most huggable monument: the Albert Einstein statue. The larger-than-life, sandal-shod, chubby bronze reclines on a bench, and little kids crawl all over him. He's elevated on a 'star map' pedestal that depicts the heavens that his theories reshaped for humanity.