Destinations
Smithsonian National Zoo
Connecticut Avenue, not the Mall
Why groups go
The zoo is in Woodley Park, not on the Mall. Elementary trips often need a slower pace, a lunch plan, and a clear gate.
The photograph is an older view of the Connecticut Avenue entrance. Confirm the gate the zoo wants groups to use now.
Bus drop-off and loading
- Say which gate, what time you need to arrive, and whether strollers or wheelchairs are in the group.
- Zoo roads are not a place to idle. We will match the zoo's current bus guidance in the quote.
Washington, DC and Prince George's, Charles, and Montgomery counties are the local area named on this site. Sending a request does not reserve a vehicle.
