Experience an interactive exhibition where bold ideas, powerful stories, and immersive technology invite you to visualize your potential in new ways. Now open and free to the public!
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Stand beneath more than 1,000 glowing OLED images—and add your own. Become part of a living tribute to the people and stories that shape the American Dream.
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Explore how the American Dream has been defined across time—then share your own words to help shape its future.
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Get expert guidance from our Hologram Ambassadors. Have a real conversation with lifelike holograms of trailblazing leaders like Sara Blakely, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Sal Khan. Each represents one of our core pillars of the American Dream—financial empowerment, entrepreneurship, health, and education.
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Step into a 360° multisensory Holodeck and explore three American Dream stories brought to life with interactive technology.
The Buzz
Don't just take our word for it—read reviews from inspired visitors, national news outlets, and social media fans.
A stunning place to visit.
Washingtonian Magazine
The Milken Center was my favorite part of our DC trip because it inspired me and my classmates. It showed us that we can do anything and choose our own American dream.
8th Grade Student
Using cutting-edge tech with heart and soul...Real American stories that endure. A must see!
Instagram User ben.nguyenever
Revitalizing the American Dream
Exploring the future of the American Dream to expand opportunity and economic mobility for all.
Historic Walls. New Purpose.
Once home to Riggs Bank—known as the "Bank of Presidents"—these historic buildings helped finance a century of ambition and enterprise.
American Dream Stories
From everyday people to world-renowned voices, hear powerful reflections on what the American Dream means today.
What is dreamed in America is really no different from what is dreamed in Shanghai. It’s the same dream dreamed in Cairo, and Johannesburg. Everybody in the world wants a good job. Everybody in the world wants to be loved.
Maya Angelou
Games
Step into a new way to explore the American Dream. See how much you can uncover—and have fun along the way!
Our Work
The State of the American Dream
In partnership with Gallup, we embarked on a national survey to better understand perceptions of the American Dream. The findings will be featured in our Hall of Dreams through a dynamic data visualization wall.
