Museum of History

The Museum of History is a former museum and all-ghoul settlement located in Washington, D.C. in Fallout 3.

Exterior
The museum is on the north side of The Mall, north and a little east of the Washington Monument. Its east and west wings straddle the Museum Station western exit. Willow, the Underworld sentry, can be found patrolling the area between the metro station and the museum entrance.

Interior
The structure itself is relatively undamaged, but most of the exhibits have been destroyed or ruined. The only non destroyed exhibit is a Woolly Mammoth which can be seen as soon as you enter. It contains the entrance to the Underworld, a city of ghouls. The Museum also houses a number of artifacts of Abraham Lincoln (see below), notably including Lincoln's repeater and Lincoln's hat. The building occupies the real-world site of the National Museum of Natural History.

Access
As with many buildings, like the Washington Monument and Capitol Building, the only access to it would be through the Metro. Be warned, the Metro is inhabited by a number of raiders, and the only way to get through the Metro to the Museum would be to fight your way through. The easiest way to get to the museum through the Metro would be to go in Anacostia Crossing and head up the tracks, then through the Museum Station.

Inhabitants
The Museum - except for Underworld - is infested by feral ghouls, glowing ones and reavers. Fawkes will be waiting in the lobby if the player decided to free him from Vault 87, without picking him up as a companion.

With Broken Steel installed, Griffon will also inhabit the lobby selling Aqua Cura.

Lincoln's artifacts
The Museum of History houses a considerable number of artifacts of Abraham Lincoln. As the former president is a symbol of hope for slaves in the Wastelands, his artifacts are highly sought after by both slaves and slavers (and historians, of course). See the main article for item locations and buyers.

Appearances
The Museum of History appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * When the player first enters the lower levels of the Museum of History, the feral ghouls, reavers, and one glowing one may not attack the player. They may just run around after each other, not attacking the player until attacked, while appearing as enemies on the players radar.
 * If the player wears the ghoul mask into the abandoned portion of the Museum of History, not only will the feral ghouls refrain from attacking, but the automated turrets will not target the player.
 * It is possible to re-lock the exhibit security gates, after they have been picked, by hacking the nearby computer and closing them. You may then proceed to pick the locks again and again using this method- gaining exp. (Fixed in patch 1.1)
 * When leaving Underworld, while walking through the museum entrance, your followers will disappear. This does not happen with Fawkes, due to the fact that it is his waiting point. The followers should reappear on exiting the area. Curiously, the game seems aware of this glitch, due to the fact followers may materialize through the door a few seconds after you have left, rather than just appearing instantly.
 * Sometimes after destroying the turrets the shooting sound effects will continue to play.