Businesses that rely on visitors to the National Zoo are battling a stark and increasingly prolonged decline in sales as the ...

Smithsonian museums across Washington, DC, closed their doors on Sunday as the ongoing government shutdown causes strain.

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 ...

The museums and zoo will remain open through Saturday, October 11. However, if the shutdown continues beyond that date, they will close on October 12.

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s new series “Working Capital” profiles the people doing the work that makes the D.C. region unique. In Tuesday’s “Working ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Bao Li, one of two of the District’s beloved giant pandas, celebrated his fourth birthday Monday morning with a “beary” special treat. Panda keepers at the Smithsonian ...

What’s black and white and full of birthday cake? The National Zoo’s Bao Li, who celebrated his fourth birthday Monday in D.C. with dozens of adoring fans watching. The crowd gave muffled gasps, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WABC) -- The National Zoo's four African lion cubs will soon be on display after passing one serious test this week. It was the all-important swim reliability test to see if the ...

Update 2:22 p.m. After Rusty's the red panda's wild journey through the streets of DC, the National Zoo has confirmed that he has indeed been taken in to custody and is headed back to his home. Red ...