The government shutdown didn’t deter 26-year-old Nudrat Mahajabin from visiting Grand Canyon National Park earlier this month, even though the signs were clear: No entrance fees would be collected, ...

During the 2018-2019 funding lapse, the museums and the zoo were also open for 11 days at the start of the five-week shutdown. Some tourists on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Sunday were ...

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 ...

The U.S. government shutdown is affecting thousands of federal workers across the Washington, D.C., area, and it’s also leading some popular museums and sites to close temporarily. Some of D.C.'s ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The federal government shutdown has forced the Smithsonian Institution to close all 21 of its museums, along with the National Zoo, after exhausting prior-year funds. The ...

This post was updated on October 27, 2025. Washington may be in the middle of a government shutdown, but some of the area’s beloved attractions—including museums and sporting events—are still open to ...

WASHINGTON – Just hours after the federal government entered a partial shutdown, impacts from the deadlock in Congress could be seen across the nation's capital. Outside office buildings, furloughed ...

The land swap agreement included Redbrick LMD inking a ground-lease with the Navy for a 15-acre waterfront site where it ...

"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent." ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo shut their doors Sunday as the government shutdown enters its third week, the Smithsonian Institution posted on its website. The Smithsonian Institute’s 19 ...