Where They Went

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Directed by Shawn Levy

When his museum friends are shipped from New York to the Smithsonian's archives, Larry Daley follows them to Washington and races across the National Mall in one night.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1American Museum of Natural History, New York
    ≈ 00:05:00
    Stated on screen

    Larry learns his exhibit friends are being packed off to the federal archives in Washington.

  2. 2Federal archives beneath the Smithsonian
    Smithsonian Institution Building (the Castle), Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Stated on screen

    Disguised as a guard, Larry finds his friends captive and meets Amelia Earhart while dodging Kahmunrah.

  3. 3Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Stated on screen

    Larry and Amelia pass the giant Lincoln statue, which takes them for a couple.

  4. 4National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Stated on screen

    Among the aircraft and rockets, Einstein bobbleheads give Larry the tablet's combination.

  5. 5Battle at the Smithsonian
    Smithsonian Institution Building (the Castle), Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 01:15:00
    Inferred
  6. 6Flight home to New York
    American Museum of Natural History, New York
    ≈ 01:35:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
675 km
Places
4
Countries
1
Stops
6
  • Plane: 335 km
  • Not shown: 335 km
  • On foot: 4.7 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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