There is also a zoo. And,every summer, visitors can watch plays by William Shakespeare in an outdoor theater.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

The Institute opened on the grounds of what was formerly the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

One of our examples this week is the University of Missouri-Columbia, known as Mizzou (pronounced mah-ZOO).

VOA: special.2009.02.19

He had amusement park rides, a zoo and a large movie theater built for his home.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

The center carries out its work at the National Zoo in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

My whole room pretty much looked like a miniature zoo."

VOA: special.2010.12.28

A lot of people come to the National Zoo, and the first animal they want to see is the giant pandas,".

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

The zoo has been preparing for Tai's send-off, helping him get used to the crate that will be used to transport him.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

And scientists have artificially inseminated Tai's mother, Mei Xiang,in the hopes that she'll soon produce another panda cub for the National Zoo.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Four and a half years ago, the National Zoo unveiled its new addition to great fanfare.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Senior curator Brandie Smith says people now associate the National Zoo with giant pandas.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

She says she'll still come to the zoo after Tai's departure.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

"It feel like I'm in a zoo. It's sad because I think it's a beautiful sculpture, and it would be a lot better to see it without the fence in front,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

Tai Shan achieved a certain celebrity status here in the U.S.capital as visitors flocked to the zoo to see him and his parents, and 11-year-old father Tian Tian, who were born in China.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02