Current Exhibitions

My Visit

Small Mammal House

Meet more than 35 species as they move, eat and play in enclosures that mimic their wild habitats.

April 1, 1983 – Permanent

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Reptile Discovery Center

The Reptile Discovery Center is an interactive exhibition that features some 70 species of reptiles and amphibians.

May 1, 1994 – Permanent

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Primates

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to over a dozen species of primates.

April 15, 1981 – Permanent

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Our Voices in Saving Species

A gallery of photos and stories from staff spearheading research programs at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia, here at the Zoo in Washington, D.C., and in more than 25 countries across the globe.

January 1, 2016 – Permanent

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Naked Mole-Rats on the Move

The naked mole-rats at the National Zoo are having a blast in their new, multistory habitat with more than 25 feet of connecting tunnels.

September 1, 2018 – Permanent

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Kids' Farm

At the Kids’ Farm, children of all ages have an opportunity to meet and greet cows, alpacas, hogs, donkeys, goats, chickens, and fish.

June 12, 2004 – Permanent

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Great Cats

Some of the top predators on the planet live at the Great Cats exhibit—African lions and Sumatran tigers.

October 1, 1998 – Permanent

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Elephant Trails

As part of the Zoo's campaign to save Asian elephants, this expanded and transformed home for the Zoo's Asian elephants provides new indoor and outdoor space.

September 3, 2010 – Permanent

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Claws and Paws Pathway

Meet binturongs, bobcats, Pallas' cats, and porcupines.

May 27, 2022 – Permanent

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Bird House

The Bird House and the surrounding bird plateau focuses on the cyclical journeys of migratory songbirds, waterfowl, and shorebirds.

March 13, 2023 – Indefinitely

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Asia Trail

Giant pandas, red pandas, Asian small-clawed otters, clouded leopards, fishing cats, and sloth bears are the residents along Asia Trial.

January 24, 2025 – Indefinitely

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American Trail

American Trail is where Zoo visitors can learn about animals native to the U.S. and Canada, many of which have come back from the brink of extinction and are thriving thanks to conservation efforts.

September 1, 2012 – Permanent

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Amazonia

Venture to Amazonia and get up close to the animals that thrive along the Amazon River—the largest river basin in the world.

November 18, 1992 – Permanent

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