The Indo-Pacific Coral Reef is one of only two “living” exhibits at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It features a wide variety of marine species representing the diverse and ...

The museums and zoo will remain open through Saturday, October 11. However, if the shutdown continues beyond that date, they will close on October 12.

In an afternoon's walk through ground zero of Americana — the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History — objects around every corner invite one question: What could possibly be more American ...

The closures would affect some of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.—including the National Museum of Natural History, the Air and Space Museum, and the National Zoo—which have ...