How the US authorities shutdown can affect journey

Museums

The Smithsonian Institution, which incorporates 21 museums and the National Zoo in and round Washington DC, will stay open till not less than 6 October 2025, in accordance with a notice on its web site. The Smithsonian receives 62% of funding from the federal authorities and admission to its museums is free, however officers haven’t mentioned what is going to occur if the shutdown extends past that date.

In a press release to the BBC, the National Zoo confirmed: “Like all Smithsonian museums, [the National Zoo] receives federal funding. Thus, during a government shutdown, the Zoo – and the rest of the Smithsonian museums – must close to the public.”

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While this will disappoint visitors to the capital, the zoo’s representative assures that the animals will still receive full care. However, the popular animal webcam streams will not be working in the course of the shutdown.

Outdoor sights akin to monuments on the National Mall will stay open, whereas Washington-area museums and websites that don’t depend on federal funding – together with the National Building Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Phillips Collection – can even proceed to function.

Health and security

Emergency companies akin to 911 dispatch will proceed to function as regular, and hospitals and medical centres stay open all through the nation. Veterans Affairs medical centres are additionally unaffected. Some companies at US nationwide parks could also be scaled again with fewer employees and closed customer centres, however emergency personnel will stay in place to maintain guests secure. 

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