Museum of Technology

The Museum of Technology is a former museum located in Washington D.C. in Fallout 3. The building is falling apart in every possible way. The attractions have been smashed and the pillars are falling out of place, there are even visible holes in the roof. The place is filled with Super Mutants most carrying Hunting Rifles. In the atrium, there is a lit "Museum Information" terminal with a message from Prime to Jiggs, beginning the minor quest, Tech Museum Loot, about a stash in the Security Office Safe. Besides that "Museum Information" terminal, there are three other "Museum Information" terminals where codes need to be entered to obtain a password that is entered into the terminal beside the safe. Inside the safe is the key to the gun cabinet in the planetarium. The gun case contains a Missile Launcher, some Missiles, and 2 Pulse Grenades.

Trivia

 * The original plane successfully flown by the Wright Brothers (the Wright 'Flyer') is the plane shown on the ground smashed


 * The banner on the banister is a Vault-Tec banner


 * There is part of a Vault in the second floor


 * You find at least 3 Stealth boy 3001. One in the first room and two next to each other up the stairs from the first room on your right.  All 3 are on display with little plaques that talk about them.


 * There are two hidden areas under the staircase surrounding the large rocket. Instead of climbing the stairs, jump down onto the ledge and follow it back to the corner to find a hidden sleeping area on one floor, and a hidden room on another.  The skill book Guns and Bullets is located here.


 * A flag on the lobby balcony references a destroyed ship named Ebon Atoll, which is likely a reference to Black Isle.
 * The museum occupies the real-life site of the National Air and Space Museum.


 * There is a reference to L.A. death/industrial metal band Fear Factory. There are two separate computer terminals, one in the lobby and one in the planetarium, where you can access the research lead's notes. The first journal entry contains lyrics from Fear Factory's song Archetype:

"The virus that has been plaguing our Archetype Model FF06 Mainframe due to an unknown attack has finally been localized by our research team and identified. After a complete cleanup on the mainframe's core, I am happy to announce that the infection has been removed...the soul of this machine has improved. B. Bell, Research Lead" Burton Bell is the name of Fear Factory's lead singer.