Visit

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 2,000 individual animals of 400 different species. Come explore the Zoo and help us celebrate, study, and protect the diversity of animals and their habitats.

The Giant Panda House will be closed Monday, April 30, 2012. The giant pandas are at the peak of their annual breeding season.

Cost

Admission to the National Zoo is FREE. There is a fee for parking in Zoo lots, but FONZ members park for free! And the Zoo is accessible by Metrorail and Metrobus. See parking rates or join FONZ.