Absolutely LOVED this zoo. Came from out of town and got there when it first opened, it was nice because it was quiet and the animals were more awake. They walked around more and it was easier to get pictures of them feeding and their morning play . Bathrooms were all clean and kept up. The kids play area was also a nice touch and it was nice to have a break while the little one ran around. Will definitely return
Visited on a rainy day. Make sure to pack rainboots if rain is in the forecast. If not sneakers/walking shoes are a must. The entire park is on a hill, so leave time to walk between enclosures. No wait at any of the indoor houses because of the rain. If you are driving, parking does cost $30 and is limited. Great exhibits, staff was knowledge about the animals. Many places for photos. Panda enclosure is next level.
If you want good and front views of all the big animals, then arrive right at opening! We had an amazing view of the elephants and the lack of crowd made it feel very safe. Masks are required when indoors.
Very good zoo, biggest issues is that it is very remote to get to so if you can't walk through at least a mile of DC I highly recommend buying actual parking at the zoo. FYI you will still have to reserve tickets online at this time
Zoo seemed small at first, but went on forever. We spent a good 4 hours here. The Amazon part was incredible and we were able to be surrounded by birds mostly. The orangutan area was so cool to see.
It was wonderful. We have a lovely time spend here in zoo and the staff were friendly and helpful, masked. Masks indoors, but most of the zoo is outdoors, and they weren't too crowded. There were food places open, and it was a pretty and cool shaded walk during the day we went, except for the savanna portion, which was of course, hot. We had a first rate experience with plenty of nice encounters with the animals who looked healthy and in nice facsimile habitats. I had forgotten the magic of the zoo and the wonderful creatures.
Great way to spend some free time. Free access if you're walking. Kinda costly to park BUT majority of parkers are subscribed to Friends Of The National Zoo so if you go a couple of times a year, it's worth it. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough but there's not enough food choices.... unless you leave the zoo and patronize the restaurants along Connecticut. I haven't been to the zoo for several years.... so it was nice to see the Asia Trail all done and 'established'. Check their website for 'tickets' before you go! You can print or download onto your phone. Easy peasy! Majority of patrons masked up
Seems like a lot of animal vacancy. But I'm sure all zoos hv been struggling due to the pandemic. I did get to see the pandas. They look wonderful.
Love the zoo! New trails. Covid safe. Get tickets to enter
Really nice Zoo! The pandas are the main attraction of course. Food and drinks are rather expensive, so better come prepared. But otherwise this Zoo is a very nice way to spend some time. If you have the time, and the other Smithsonian seem not to be very attractive to you, the Zoo is the way to go.
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