Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Zoo is the nation's zoo. It is a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek National Park in the heart of Washington, D.C. You can visit the Zoo 364 days a year to see more than 2,400 individual animals of 400 different species. Come explore the Zoo and help us celebrate, study, and protect the diversity of animals and their habitats.

Admission to the National Zoo is FREE. There is a fee for parking in Zoo lots. (Parking Rates)

Asia Trail
This wonderful new series of exhibits is now open! click formore
PDFDownload and print an Asia Trail scavenger hunt created by the Washington Post/KidsPost.

Panda Viewing
Tickets to see the Zoo's pandas are no longer required.

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