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Phone Numbers

General Information: 202-633-2614

Guest Services: 202-633-2614

Zoo Police: 202-633-4134

Membership Services: 202-633-2922

Donations/Advancement Office: 202-633-3144

Education and Volunteer Office: 202-633-3025

Media Inquiries: 202-633-3055; Please visit the Newsroom for more information.

Image and Copyright Use: 202-633-3055

Lost and Found: For items you may have accidentally left at the Zoo, please call the Zoo Police at 202-633-4134, or visit the Police Office off Olmsted Walk by Mane Grill.

Community News: Are you a neighbor to the Zoo? Please see the Community News page for updates on Zoo projects or to email the neighborhood inbox.

Visiting Address

Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008

Mailing Addresses

Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
P.O. Box 37012 MRC 5516
Washington, DC 20013

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
1500 Remount Road
Front Royal, VA 22630

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Passes begin to open on a rolling basis, four weeks out. If you're looking for passes for a specific date, please check back four weeks before your intended visit, one week before your visit, and the day before and of your visit.

Have passes you can no longer use?

If you have entry passes that you can no longer use, we encourage you to free up tickets for other guests by requesting a cancelation. Refunds for paid parking passes are available until the day before your reservation; same-day parking refunds are not available. To cancel an entry pass or request a parking pass refund, please contact us via our ticket form.

Need to exchange your passes for a different date?

If you can no longer visit the Zoo on the date of your entry pass, you can exchange your passes for a different day. Exchange is dependent upon availability of entry passes. If you have a parking pass, you can request an exchange up until the day before your visit. Exchange is dependent upon availability of parking passes. Same-day parking exchanges are not available.

To exchange your passes, please contact us via our ticket form.

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