National Zoological Park
Zoo & aquarium · DC, USA
National Zoological Park in DC, USA.
Usual hours
- Mon–Sun 8:00–17:00
About
Free admission.
Free admission. Parking fee applies.
Parking fee applies.
At the park
- Exhibits
- Playground
Places to eat
- Allen's swamp monkey
- Andean Bear
- Asian Elephant
- Asian Small Clawed Otter
- Bald Eagle
- Barred Owl
- Beavers
- Binturong
- Bird House
- Black Howler Monkey
- Blue Billed Curassow
- Bobcat
- Bootheel Southern Catering
- Butterfly Garden
- California Sea Lion
- Cat Scan
- Chapin Bear Cub Sculpture
- Chinese Alligator
- Clouded Leopard
- Dolci Gelati
- Double Wattled Cassowary
- Eagle
- Eastern Screech Owl
- Elephant Learning Center
- Elephant Overlook
- False Gavial
- Flamingo
- Giant Anteater Sculpture
- Giant Panda
- Giant Panda Overlook
- Giant Panda Statue
- Gray Seal
- Great Ape House
- Great Cats
- Greater Rhea
- Happy Frog
- Japanese Giant Salamander
- Kemeys Bear Cub Sculpture
- Kid's Stop Tiger
- King Vulture
- Komodo Dragon
- Kori Bustard
- Lemur Island
- Lion
- Mane Grill
- Multiple Birds
- Orangutan
- Otters
- Pallas's Cat
- Panda
- Panda Overlook
- Porcupine
- Prairie dogs
- Przewalski's Horse
- Raven
- Red Panda
- Red-Bellied Turtle
- Red-Legged Seriema
- Reptile Discovery Center
- Sbarro
- and 17 more
Before you go
- Limits
- Tripods are not permitted in some buildings, however, and the use of selfie sticks and extension poles is not allowed
- Limits
- Visitors may bring their own food and non-alcoholic drinks into the Zoo
- Limits
- If the request has the potential to affect the public trust of the Zoo and the Smithsonian, it must be brought to the attention of the Office of General Counsel, the National Collections Program, the Director’s Designate of Animal Care, the Director, and, at the Director’s discretion, the Under Sec…
- Limits
- Visitors may not bring in alcohol
- Limits
- No Smoking: Smoking of any kind (including smoke-free cigarettes) by the visiting public is not allowed anywhere on grounds or in facilities
- Limits
- Per FAA regulations and for the safety of animals and guests, drones are prohibited
History
- Heritage status
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Heritage status
- Listed heritage / protected status
- Opened
- 1889
- Park opened
- Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center opened