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Smithsonian National Zoological Park

3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

3.5

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Phone:

+1 202 673 4721, +1 202 633 3038

Website:

www.natzoo.si.edu

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Too much walking but we love the zoo its fun and a great learning experience for the kids. more on Yahoo! Travel

This was an awesome experience and will be going back in the fall. more on Yahoo! Travel

It is free to visit and can be entered from Connecticut Avenue, NW or from the parking lot on Rock Creek Parkway. more on GeckoGo

A lush wooded setting? more on Epinions.com

Saw the famous baby panda bear and had a nice tropical rainforest exhibit with relaly neat looking sting rays. more on igougo

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3.5

56 reviews

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This zoo is very family friendly...good with have hours to spear. Try to walk out the entire zoo and see all the animals. The ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I was so excited to while planning this trip to be disappointed after I toured the park. The animals were beautiful; however, the atmosphere was boring. I admit, the animals were beautiful. I enjoyed the sea lions and the bears. I ... more on Yahoo! Travel

While the San Diego Zoo may be a bit more classy, the national zoo has nothing to be ashamed of. A great collection of wildlife from around the world. Try to visit when the weather is a bit ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Best plan with kids. Bring lots of water to amuse yourself for hours with the pandas! make it a whole day plan. Bring comfortable ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This was a nice zoo. There are a lot of hills so if you have trouble walking you might want to skip it. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Most people fawn over the panda house, but my favorite is the gorilla house. Be sure to visit in the less busy early Fall Season to avoid the heat and the crowds. The Gorilla's are incredible. The Orange Line is also interesting ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Coming from a city that has one of the best zoos in the country, the National Zoo is pretty pathetic. Most of the cages sit empty, and the animals languish in outdated, inhumane and sterile concrete enclosures. The Washington Post ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We visied this year (2007) over Memoiral Day Weekend. Not the greatest zoo. Most of the animals were not even in their exhibits. We hardly saw any animals. The giant pandas were nice. Do not plan to eat there...not many food choices, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We had to this a quick trip but the Metro made that possible. We exited at Cleveland Park, walking downhill to the Zoo, which seemed to be a good idea. We returned to downtown via the Woodley Park station. Anyway, the Panda exhibit ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The National Zoo opens at 6 am. We read online that the early hours were the best time to see the animals being fed and to avoid the crowds. We arrived early and walked the entire zoo without seeing ONE large animal. The elephant ... more on Yahoo! Travel