From Rachel Cooper,
Your Guide to Washington, DC.
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IMAX is a movie experience with images up to eight stories high and wrap-around digital surround sound. State-of-the-art cinematography with stunning scenery lets you feel like you are really at exotic destinations.

The IMAX movie theaters in Washington, DC are located inside these three Smithsonian museums:

The National Museum of Natural History
National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

You may buy IMAX tickets online, at box offices and by phone at (202) 633-IMAX (4629). Tickets are $8.50 per adult, $7 per child (ages 2-12), $7.50 for seniors (age 55+) and $6.50 for Smithsonian members. Additional fees are charged to phone and online purchases.

If you purchase tickets at the IMAX Box Offices, be sure to plan ahead and buy them early for a later showing. Plan to explore the museum while waiting for your show time. Show schedules are subject to change without notice.

While visiting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, you can also take a 20-minute tour of the universe at the Albert Einstein Planetarium. The Planetarium uses a high tech digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound to give you the sensation of zooming across the skies and through the galaxy.