What are the coordinates of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park?
Q: What are the coordinates of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park?
A: The coordinates of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park are 38°55′51.90″N 77°02′59.03″W / 38.9310833°N 77.0497306°W / 38.9310833; -77.0497306.
Q: When was the National Zoo established?
A: The National Zoo was established in 1889.
Q: How many campuses does the National Zoo have?
A: The National Zoo has two campuses, a 163-acre urban park in northwest Washington, D.C., and a 3,200-acre Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia.
Q: Is admission to the zoo free?
A: Yes, admission to the zoo is free as it is part of the Smithsonian Institution.
Q: What type of activities can visitors enjoy at the zoo's first campus?
A: Visitors can enjoy family fun, excitement and interesting education programs at the zoo's first campus which is located 20 minutes from the National Mall by Metro.
Q: Is SCBI open to public visitors?
A: No, SCBI is not open to public visitors as it is used for training wildlife professionals in conservation biology and propagating rare species through natural means and assisted reproduction only.
Q: How many animals does the National Zoo contain altogether between its two facilities?
A: Altogether, there are some 2,000 animals of 400 different species contained between both facilities of the National Zoo
