Smithsonian???s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
12 expert reviews
“Since 2000, the giant pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, have been the zoo's most famous residents.”
– Fodor's
Concierge
"Always a hit with kids, the National Zoo was founded in 1889 and absorbed into the Smithsonian Institution one year later."
Frommer's
"The zoo's biggest draws are two giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian."
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Be sure to catch Amazonia, where you can hang out for an hour peering up into the trees and still not spy the sloth.
Travel + Leisure
"A 163-acre reserve carved out of Rock Creek Park, the Smithsonian's zoological arm is a long-standing family favorite."
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Time Out
"The panda habitat is part of the Asia Trail, which links the habitats of sloth bears, fishing cats, red pandas, clouded leopards, Asian small-clawed otters and a Japanese giant salamander."
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Not For Tourists
"Two words: baby panda."
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