Once Thanksgiving comes and goes, holiday festivities get underway with markets, performances and light displays.

Smithsonian’s educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly found an audience eager to explore places both familiar and far-flung—from ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown. The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal ...

Now that President Donald Trump signed the funding bill passed by Congress into law Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, D.C.’s Smithsonian museums will open their doors once again. The ...

The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are set to reopen within days after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The National Museum of American History, the National Air ...

This article was updated on November 14, 2025. Now that the government shutdown has ended after a record-breaking 43 days, DC can finally get back to one of its favorite pastimes–going to the free ...

The Smithsonian is a national treasure, and its eponymous Smithsonian Institute is a modern-day American castle. Located near the center of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this red, ...

The U.S. might not have the historical gravitas ubiquitous across the pond-but we don’t need it. We’ve also got great architectural imagination and ingenuity. Europe: we’ll see your Medieval castles ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) --When Kathryn Jones began to visit Washington's museums in January, she didn't plan to make it her full-time pursuit. But after 112 exhibits and hundreds of hours spent ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time since last Christmas, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed as emergency funds, that had allowed them to stay open during their usual weeklong ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo officially shut down to the public Sunday due to the government shutdown, which is on Day 13. The Smithsonian announced Friday on the social platform X that ...