Attractions | Smithsonian's National Zoo

Planning a visit to the Smithsonian's National Zoo? Don't miss these exciting attractions throughout the park.

Artist Matthew Willey paints a bee mural on the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Great Ape House

The Good of the Hive Mural

Cost: Free

Open year-round

A child sits at the top of a slide sculpted to look like a bee hive overflowing with honey at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Me and the Bee playground

Me and the Bee Playground

Cost: Free

Open year-round

a little girl wearing a yellow shirt and shorts dances while water squirts up around her

Cost: Free

Open seasonally

Visitors ride the Zoo's carousel. In the foreground, a young girl with one hand in the air sits atop a giraffe seat while her parent holds her in place.

Speedwell Conservation Carousel

Cost: $4.00

Open year-round