Participants at the Boo at the Zoo family-friendly Halloween event. A boy dressed as a vampire gets candy from a female volunteer. (Photo; National Zoo)

Boo at the Zoo

Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treat event for children returns to the National Zoo Oct. 18-20. Night of the Living Zoo, a 21-and-over party, is Oct. 25.
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The Richmond skyline at dusk with the James River in the foreground. (Photo: Bill Draper Photography/Flickr)

One Tank Trips

Just under a 2-hour drive from D.C., Richmond, Va., is a place of deep historical significance as it was heavily involved in the Civil War.
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Two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China on May 17. (Photo: Roshan Patel/National Zoo)

Panda-monium

Two three-year-old giant pandas named Bao Li and Qing Bao on Monday began their journey to the National Zoo from the giant panda research base in China.
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