The cluster of 21 museums will begin opening on Friday, Nov. 14 after closing in mid-October. See exact dates.

The birth of the four cubs marks "an exciting, full-circle moment" for their mother Amabala as well as the zoo's conservation ...

A cheetah named Amabala welcomed a litter of four cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Oct. 17 and 18. The cubs' ...

A litter of four cheetah cubs was born on the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Front Royal, Virginia, campus in October.

Tens of thousands of cheetahs roamed Asia and Africa at the beginning of the 20th century. But in recent decades, their ...

Now that the government shutdown has ended after a record-breaking 43 days, DC can finally get back to one of its favorite ...

The National Zoo will be among a number of Smithsonian locations resuming normal hours Saturday after the federal government ...

In a milestone for its breeding program, the National Zoo said four cheetah cubs were born in a zoo facility in Virginia last ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced four cheetah cubs were born last month to ...

A lit-up panda display dazzles visitors under a brightly colored banner of flowers at ZooLights at the Smithsonian’s National ...

A Washington, D.C. holiday favorite returns tonight. The Smithsonian National zoolights officially start at 5pm and it’s ...

WASHINGTON -- Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown. The shutdown impacts all 21 of the Smithsonian's ...