6/16/21 - Reports are coming in claiming that many public buildings in Washington, DC are, today, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
I was informed a few minutes ago that all buildings closed to the public and all tours suspended until further notice in DC.
National Zoo closed Holocaust Museum closed National Archives closed JFK Center of Performing Arts closed National Cherry Blossom Festival canceled Arlington National Cemetery Closed to the public Museum of the Bible closed National Capital and House and Senate Buildings closed to public and all tours suspended Library of Congress closed to public FBI Building closed to public Pentagon closed to public
There are more but these reports are not yet verified. Attempting to determine the reason.
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UPDATE 1:43 PM EDT --
Closures now CONFIRMED by a sitting member of the US Congress:
United States Capitol and House and Senate Office Buildings: All Buildings CLOSED to public and tours SUSPENDED until further notice
Library of Congress: All buildings CLOSED to public and tours SUSPENDED until further notice
White House (Call 202-456-7041 for updates)
FBI Building: Building CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Building CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
Department of State: Building CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
Pentagon: Building CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
Smithsonian Musuems (list here): All buildings CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
National Zoo: CLOSED until further notice
Holocaust Museum: Building CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
National Archives: Building CLOSED to public and all tours SUSPENDED until further notice
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts (season info): Building CLOSED to public and all performances SUSPENDED until further notice
National Cherry Blossem Festival: All events CANCELLED
Arlington National Cemetary: CLOSED to public; OPEN to families for visitation; scheduled funerals will CONTINUE as planned
Museum of the Bible: CLOSED (through January 28)
International Spy Museum: OPEN
National Arboretum: Grounds only OPEN (The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum and Administration Building are still CLOSED to the public)
The zoo is open...and some of the Smithsonian’s are back open. I know there were a lot of cherry blossom activities that still happened. But that is now over(Peak is March/April).
Well, Richard Citizen Journalist DID show how dead it was around DC at rush hour and showed the front of the FBI building which was BOARDED UP?
You have to book almost 30 days in advance right now. This zoo is always mobbed. If they are limiting people I can see why you can’t get tickets(we go all the time, although haven’t gone since they opened back up) . I might try to get down to DC today, or early next week. I’ll see what I can find. I did look at the traffic cams earlier today and saw plenty of people walking the national mall.
And I just went on to the zoo website and can purchase tickets for today. Lots of tickets left actually.