Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo will stay open until at least Dec. 26 should the government shut down, according to the U.S. government-run institution. This timeline does not include ...

This year, the Institution’s museums are bringing to the public everything from the flair of state fairs to the artwork of ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo's two giant pandas look quite similar to the untrained eye. Animal keeper Mariel Lally offers ...

On Wednesday, the Smithsonian announced its DC museums will be closed on January 20. Inauguration Day in DC typically brings ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo shared a video Monday, Jan.6, of its two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playing in the snow ...

Several Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington D.C. will close on Inauguration Day to reduce strain on ...

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao enjoy some bamboo at their newly renovated habitat at Smithsonian's National Zoo in ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Smithsonian National Zoo released a new video as a Christmas present to the D.C. area of pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao. The giant pandas are seen jumping, rolling and splashing ...

Celebrate the arrival of the National Zoo's two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, with these specially themed hotel packages.