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View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., 1909. The zoo first started as the National Museum's Department of Living Animals in 1886. [12] By an act of Congress on March 2, 1889, [13] [14] [15] for "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people", the National Zoo was created.
Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue. The neighborhood is noted as the home of the National Zoological Park, part of the Smithsonian Institution.
On November 3, 2011, the station was renamed to "Woodley Park", with "Zoo/Adams Morgan" as a subtitle. [11] On November 3, 2004, an out-of-service train rolled backwards into the station and collided with an in-service train. The non-fatal collision injured about 20 people and caused $3.5 million in damages.
Washington has hundreds of New Deal sites, from the National Zoo to the Jefferson Memorial. But even its government office buildings have something for visitors. But even its government office ...
Two new giant pandas will be arriving at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. The bears, named Qing Bao and Bao Li, a pair of 2-year-old ...
Six months after Washington, D.C.’s National Zoo said goodbye to Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, it’s preparing to welcome a new pair of giant pandas. China has agreed to a 10-year lease of the ...
From the 1970s to 1994, the statue was located at the National Mall in front of the National Museum of Natural History. [2] [7] In 1994, the statue was returned to the Zoo and was displayed in the former rhinoceros yard until 2003, when the yard was renovated for the Zoo's expanding Asian elephant family. [2] [8]
After much anticipation, two Giant Pandas have finally arrived from China for the stay at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. (Video of their arrival below.) Since their arrival on ...