All exhibition buildings ask that no strollers come inside, making it tricky to visit a building if you have a sleeping child in the stroller or young babies. All outdoor exhibits are stroller friendly, although there are some hills - some of which are long. You can purchase a map for $3, but somehow we always manage to lose that map or something gets spilled on it during our visit. When you enter the zoo and throughout the zoo, there are giant maps showing each animal exhibit and exhibition building - we usually take a picture of the map on our phone to refer to throughout our visit. National Zoo is not laid out in a loop, you have to plan a little bit to make sure you get to see all of the animals you want to. Sometimes my kids don't like the taste of water fountain water so we bring liquid water flavor for their bottles. We also bring refillable water bottles to fill up at many of the water fountains throughout the zoo. You may also bring outside food & drink into the zoo so we pack our lunch and snacks to enjoy at the zoo.
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National Zoo offers a variety of food, drink & snacks - with many healthy & allergen free options clearly noted at each location.
The Metro is also super close & easy to access from the zoo. There is a Parking Panda, which allows you to reserve guaranteed parking, which runs anywhere from $11-33 and includes parking both inside the zoo and at parking lots or garages outside the zoo. Parking is $22/car, which you pay on your way out. The parking lots tend to fill up fast, even on moderately slow days. Zoo grounds are open 6a-8p (last admittance 7p), Visitor Center, Concessions & shops are open 9a-5p & the Exhibit Halls are open 10a-6p. When the zoo is crowded they reserve the right to check bags/strollers before you enter the zoo. We have been there in the past and have really enjoyed it so it was the perfect way to get in some extra family time and do something fun.Īdmission to the zoo is totally FREE - no tickets required! It can get crowded during weekends in April, May, June and sometimes in the Fall, but for the most part is easy to navigate even when crowded. Because it is only a little over two hours from us and the weather was perfect so we decided to take advantage of the in-service day last Friday at school and head to Smithsonian National Zoological Park (National Zoo) in Washington D.C.
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