Field Trip Kit Zoo, aquarium, museum & park days

Zoo · Washington, DC

🦥 Smithsonian National Zoo

Asia Trail pandas and otters, then the O Line.

  • Timehalf day
  • TicketsFree admission; timed entry may apply — reserve on the Zoo site.
  • Get thereWoodley Park / Cleveland Park Metro; steep hills.

✓ Verified with venue website · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Zoo map Visitor map Official site · Smithsonian National Zoo · tap to enlarge Open PDF on official site ↗

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

  • 🦁 Lion — Great Cats lion — listen for a roar on the Mall side.
  • 🐯 Tiger — Great Cats tiger next door to the lions.
  • 🦍 Gorilla — Great Ape House gorilla family.
  • 🦧 Orangutan — O Line orangutans — watch them travel above the path.
  • 🦩 Flamingo — Bird House flamingo flock on the National Mall side.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find the Asia Trail pandas
  2. Watch Asia Trail otters splash
  3. Spot a rusty red panda in the trees
  4. Count flamingos at the Bird House
  5. Look up — orangutans on the O Line
  6. Hear a Great Cats lion (or wait quietly)
  7. Find the Great Ape House gorilla family
  8. Pick a National Zoo favorite — draw it later

Official site: Smithsonian National Zoo website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.