The closures would affect some of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.—including the National Museum of Natural History, the Air and Space Museum, and the National Zoo—which have ...

Businesses that rely on visitors to the National Zoo are battling a stark and increasingly prolonged decline in sales as the federal government continues into week four.

During the 2018-2019 funding lapse, the museums and the zoo were also open for 11 days at the start of the five-week shutdown. Some tourists on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Sunday were ...

The National Zoo and National Air and Space Museum called off their popular annual Halloween kids’ events, a disappointment for many D.C.-area families as the government shutdown hit two weeks with no ...

The notes document M. Moynihan's observations of Cacajou rubicundus (Vakari monkey), at Washington Zoo; Bronx Zoo; and Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1958-1959, 1964-1965. Pages are numbered. Entries ...

WASHINGTON -- A specially equipped Boeing 777 jet took off from Dulles International Airport on Tuesday carrying a true Washington celebrity: Bei Bei, a 4-year-old giant panda. Visitors to ...

TACOMA, Wash. -- Meet Trebek! The baby muskox is named after "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. The fuzzy calf was born on June 7 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. "Jeopardy!" shared ...

A dispute over Shalom Wildlife Zoo's expansion has divided neighbors. Now, it’s headed to court. Here's what to know.