{"id":"smithsonian-national-zoo-free-admission","name":"Smithsonian's National Zoo Free Admission","provider":"Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute","entitlement_type":"cultural-access","entitlement_type_label":"Cultural access","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"Free or reduced admission to museums, zoos, historic sites, performances, and other cultural attractions through an eligibility or access program.","domain":"culture-and-recreation","archetype":"access-program","agent_instruction":"Check the qualifying credential, exact admission price, eligible party size, reservation rules, hours, and excluded add-ons."},"summary":"Admission to the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is free for everyone, with a free entry pass required for every visitor including infants.","benefit":{"description":"Free daytime entry to the Zoo grounds, animal buildings, exhibits, and included public demonstrations that are operating on the visit date.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Visitor holding a valid free Zoo entry pass"],"requirements":"Each guest, including each child and infant, needs a valid free entry pass for the selected date and must follow Zoo hours, park rules, staff instructions, security procedures, and any group-reservation process. Entry and exhibit access remain subject to capacity, weather, animal care, construction, and closures.","activation":"Reserve the smallest necessary number of free entry passes on the Zoo's official pass system, save the confirmation, and enter during the stated hours. Use the Connecticut Avenue pedestrian entrance or arrange transportation separately.","cost_basis":"no-cost","cost_basis_label":"No-cost access","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"free","definition":"The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.","agent_instruction":"Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"Admission and pedestrian entry are free. On-site parking is paid and limited, and transportation, food, retail purchases, memberships, and separately ticketed special events are not included. Walk-up passes may be limited, so advance reservation is recommended.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Washington, DC"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://nationalzoo.si.edu/passes","source_url":"https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit","source":{"primary_url":"https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit","evidence":[{"source":"Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute","url":"https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"national","family":"culture-parks-and-libraries","jurisdiction":"United States","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/smithsonian-national-zoo-free-admission","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}