Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives
This week I am spending a few days touring Washington D.C. I know it is not Disney but I thought some may be interested so here are some cell-phone pictures from my trip. To see all of my posts visit my 2017 Washington D.C. Summary Page. This post features a look around the National Zoo and then a stop at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza on the way to the National Archives.
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 1 20170823 082413](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_082413.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 2 The Smithsonian National Zoo entrance.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_082812.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 3 Skipped the visitor center.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_083047.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 4 Spotted a Panda in a tree.. no clear pictures from here though.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_084627.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 5 Found another Panda but in the back of its enclosure.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_084806.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 6 The Panda Trail looked nice but no good views of the Pandas themselves.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_084917.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 7 An Asian Elephant](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_085313.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 8 Most of the indoor viewing areas for the Pandas were closed due to one possibly being pregnant.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_091434.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 9 A female giant panda was out near the glass in the closed area.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_091439.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 10 Tian Tian a male Panda coming up on his 20th birthday.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_091655.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 11 Tian Tian on the move.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_092326.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 12 Tian Tian found a spot to sit and eat a snack.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_092722.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 13 Panda Monitoring Central](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_092121.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 14 A better view of the one in the tree.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_092125.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 15 Bison along the American Trail.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_093117.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 16 A tiger on the move.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_095556.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 17 A pride of lions doing what they normally do during the day... nothing.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_095902.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 18 A cheetah](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_103052-1.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 19 Heading back to the Metro and onto my next stop.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_104933.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 20 The Verizon Center, home of the Capitols hockey team.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_111239.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 21 U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_112005.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 28 National Archives - No photos allowed inside so this is all you get to see. Highlights inside include the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and Magna Carta](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_112751.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 30 Looking up Pennsylvania Avenue toward the US Capitol](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_1123570.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 31 The Mall was much more quiet this afternoon vs the other day during the eclipse.](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_122147.jpg)
![Washington D.C. – National Zoo, U.S. Navy Memorial & National Archives 32 20170823 122413](https://blog.disneygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170823_122413.jpg)
To view more pictures from this trip visit the 2017 Washington D.C. Summary Page.