The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. Eleven museums are located along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., six others and the Smithsonian’s ...

Transit is the best way to get to the National Zoo. You can use Metro's Trip Planner or your favorite maps app to plan your route. Several bus lines serve the zoo, or you can take Metrorail’s ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, from Asian elephants to cheetahs to sea lions. Look up every now and then as you stroll ...

After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and-white bears to the enamored masses on Friday. Panda fans will be ...