List of zoos in the United States facts for kids

This is an incomplete list of existing, reputable zoos in the United States. For a list of aquaria, see List of aquaria in the United States, and for a list of nature centers, see List of nature centers in the United States.

Zoos are primarily terrestrial facilities where animals are held in enclosures and displayed to the public for education and entertainment. Animals may be bred, as well, to maintain captive populations and kept under veterinary care. These facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, reptile centers, and petting zoos, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed. Zoos in the United States show great diversity in both size and collection. Many are notable for ongoing global wildlife conservation and captive breeding efforts, especially for endangered animal species.

Alabama

• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores
• Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham
• Montgomery Zoo, Montgomery

Alaska

• Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Anchorage
• Alaska Zoo, Anchorage

Arizona

• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
• Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary, Prescott
• Ironwood Pig Sanctuary, Marana
• Keepers of the Wild, Valentine
• Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, Window Rock
• Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Camp Verde
• Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix
• Reid Park Zoo, Tucson
• Wildlife World Zoo, Litchfield Park

Arkansas

• Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo, Hot Springs
• Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock
• Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, Greenbrier
• Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari, Gentry

California

• California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
• California Living Museum, Bakersfield
• California Science Center, Los Angeles
• Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero
• CuriOdyssey, San Mateo
• Farm Sanctuary's Animal Acres, Acton
• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary, Folsom
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno
• Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose
• Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista
• Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert
• Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles
• Micke Grove Zoo, Lodi
• Moonridge Animal Park, Big Bear Lake
• Oakland Zoo, Oakland
• Orange County Zoo, Orange
• Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach
• Sacramento Zoo, Sacramento
• Safari West, Sonoma County
• San Diego Zoo, San Diego
• San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido
• San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco
• Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana
• Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara
• Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka
• Shambala Preserve, Acton
• Wildlife WayStation, Los Angeles County

Colorado

• Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park, Mosca
• Denver Zoo, Denver
• Mission: Wolf, Westcliffe
• Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo, Pueblo
• Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo
• The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg
• Wolf Sanctuary, Bellvue

Connecticut

• Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
• LEO Zoological Conservation Center, Greenwich and Stamford

Delaware

• 3 Palms Zoo & Education Center, Clayton
• Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington

District of Columbia

• National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.

Florida

• Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
• Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa
• Butterfly World, Coconut Creek
• Center for Great Apes, Wauchula
• Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Sanford
• Dade City's Wild Things, Dade City
• Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista
• Flamingo Gardens, Fort Lauderdale
• Gatorland, Orlando
• Good Earth Farm, Loxahatchee
• Gulf Breeze Zoo, Gulf Breeze
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville
• Jungle Island, Miami
• Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, Key West
• Lion Country Safari, Loxahatchee
• Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa
• Monkey Island, Miami
• Naples Zoo, Naples
• Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach
• Reptile World Serpentarium, St. Cloud
• St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, St. Augustine Beach
• Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Gainesville
• Suncoast Primate Sanctuary, Palm Harbor
• Tallahassee Museum, Tallahassee
• White Oak Plantation, Jacksonville
• Zoo Miami (Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens), Miami
• Zoological Wildlife Foundation, Miami
• ZooWorld, Panama City Beach

Georgia

• Chehaw Park, Albany
• Dewar Wildlife Trust, Morganton
• Kangaroo Conservation Center, Dawsonville
• North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm, Cleveland
• Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah, Savannah
• Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari, Pine Mountain
• Wild Adventures, Valdosta
• Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta

Hawaii

• Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu
• Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo, Hilo

Idaho

• Pocatello Zoo, Pocatello
• Tautphaus Park Zoo, Idaho Falls
• Zoo Boise, Boise

Illinois

• Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield
• Cosley Zoo, Wheaton
• Henson Robinson Zoo, Springfield
• Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago
• Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington
• Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley
• Peoria Zoo, Peoria
• Phillips Park Zoo, Aurora
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park, Dundee
• Scovill Zoo, Decatur
• Serpent Safari, Gurnee

Indiana

• Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, Albion
• Columbian Park Zoo, Lafayette
• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, Fort Wayne
• Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis
• Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville
• Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend
• Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City
• Wolf Park, Battle Ground

Iowa

• Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines
• Storybook Hill Children's Zoo, Dubuque

Kansas

• Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory & Sanctuary, Louisburg
• David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, Emporia
• Eagle Valley Raptor Center, Garden Plain
• Great Bend Zoo, Great Bend
• Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm, Nickerson
• Hutchinson Zoo, Hutchinson
• Insect Zoo at Kansas State, Manhattan
• Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City
• Prairie Park Nature Center, Lawrence
• Ralph Mitchell Zoo, Independence
• Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina
• Safari Zoological Park, Caney
• Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
• Sunset Zoo, Manhattan
• Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Goddard
• Topeka Zoo, Topeka
• Wright Park Zoo, Dodge City

Kentucky

• Kentucky Down Under, Horse Cave
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo, Slade
• Louisville Zoo, Louisville

Louisiana

• Alexandria Zoological Park, Alexandria
• Audubon Insectarium, New Orleans
• Audubon Zoo, New Orleans
• Baton Rouge Zoo, Baton Rouge
• Global Wildlife Center, Folsom
• High Delta Safari Park, Delhi
• Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe
• Zoo of Acadiana, Lafayette

Maine

• York's Wild Kingdom, York Beach

Maryland

• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Thurmont
• The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Baltimore
• Plumpton Park Zoo, Rising Sun
• Salisbury Zoo, Salisbury

Massachusetts

• Animal Adventures, Bolton
• The Butterfly Place, Westford
• Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford
• Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
• Drumlin Farm, Lincoln
• Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
• Museum of Science, Boston
• Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
• Stone Zoo, Stoneham
• Wolf Hollow, Ipswich
• The Zoo in Forest Park, Springfield

Michigan

• Belle Isle Nature Zoo, Detroit
• Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, Saginaw
• Detroit Zoo, Detroit
• DeYoung Family Zoo, Wallace (Upper Peninsula)
• Garlyn Zoo, Mackinac County (Upper Peninsula)
• John Ball Zoological Garden, Grand Rapids
• Potter Park Zoo, Lansing

Minnesota

• Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Saint Paul
• Hemker Park & Zoo, Freeport
• Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth
• Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
• Pine Grove Zoo, Little Falls
• Reptile And Amphibian Discovery Zoo, Owatonna
• Safari North Wildlife Park, Brainerd
• Zollman Zoo, near Byron (a part of Oxbow Park)

Mississippi

• Hattiesburg Zoo, Hattiesburg
• Jackson Zoo, Jackson
• Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo, Tupelo

Missouri

• Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield
• Endangered Wolf Center, Tyson Research Center
• Grant's Farm, St. Louis
• Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City
• Monsanto Insectarium, St. Louis
• Promised Land Zoo, Eagle Rock
• Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis
• Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium, Springfield
• World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park

Montana

• Beartooth Nature Center, near Red Lodge
• Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
• Montana Grizzly Encounter, Bozeman
• Raptors of the Rockies, Bitterroot Mountains
• The Wolf Keep, outside of Missoula
• ZooMontana, Billings

Nebraska

• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Omaha
• Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln
• Pioneers Park Nature Center, Lincoln
• Riverside Park and Zoo, Scottsbluff

Nevada

• Roos-n-More Zoo, Moapa
• Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat, Las Vegas
• Sierra Safari Zoo, north of Reno

New Hampshire

• Charmingfare Farm, Candia
• Prehistorix Reptile Zoo, Exeter
• Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness

New Jersey

• Bergen County Zoological Park, Paramus
• Cape May County Park & Zoo, Cape May Court House
• Cohanzick Zoo, Bridgeton
• Popcorn Park Zoo, Forked River
• Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson
• Space Farms Zoo and Museum, Beemerville
• Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange

New Mexico

• Alameda Park Zoo, Alamogordo
• Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque
• American International Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque
• Hillcrest Park and Zoo, Clovis
• Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Carlsbad
• Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque
• Spring River Zoo, Roswell
• Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, Candy Kitchen
• Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood

New York

• Adirondack Animal Land, Gloversville
• Bear Mountain State Park, Stony Point
• Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, Binghamton
• Bronx Zoo, The Bronx
• Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo
• Central Park Zoo, Manhattan
• Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo, Rome
• Long Island Game Farm, Manorville
• New York State Living Museum, Watertown
• Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn
• Queens Zoo, Queens
• Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse
• Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester
• Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island
• Trevor Zoo, Millbrook
• Utica Zoo, Utica

North Carolina

• Aloha Safari Zoo, Cameron
• Carolina Raptor Center, Huntersville
• Carolina Tiger Rescue, Pittsboro
• Cold Blooded Encounters, Troutman
• Conservators' Center, Burlington
• Duke Lemur Center, Durham
• Greensboro Science Center, Greensboro
• Museum of Life and Science, Durham
• North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro
• Western North Carolina Nature Center, Asheville

North Dakota

• Chahinkapa Zoo, Wahpeton
• Dakota Zoo, Bismarck
• Red River Zoo, Fargo
• Roosevelt Park Zoo, Minot

Ohio

• African Safari Wildlife Park, Port Clinton
• Akron Zoo, Akron
• Bird Nerds Rescue and Sanctuary, East Canton
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Dayton
• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus
• The Farm at Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek
• Horsefeathers Farm, Clarksville
• Kalahari Resorts, Sandusky
• Lagoon Deer Park, Sandusky
• Noah's Lost Ark Animal Sanctuary, Berlin Center
• Toledo Zoo, Toledo
• Wagon Trails Animal Park, Vienna
• The Wilds, Cumberland

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, Oklahoma City
• Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, Tulsa

Oregon

• Cascades Raptor Center, Eugene
• Great Cats World Park, Cave Junction
• Hart's Reptile World, Canby
• Oregon Zoo, Portland
• West Coast Game Park Safari, Bandon
• Wildlife Safari, Winston

Pennsylvania

• Claws-n-Paws Wild Animal Park, Lake Ariel
• Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, Allenwood
• Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
• Erie Zoo, Erie
• Insectarium, Philadelphia
• Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, Halifax
• Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville (Allentown area)
• Living Treasures Wild Animal Park, New Castle
• National Aviary, Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Highland Park
• Pymatuning Deer Park, Jamestown
• T & D's Cats of the World Wild Animal Refuge, Penns Creek
• Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania, Lititz
• ZooAmerica, Hershey

Rhode Island

• Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence
• Daggett Farm, Pawtucket

South Carolina

• Alligator Adventure, North Myrtle Beach
• Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet
• Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw
• Charles Towne Landing, Charleston
• Greenville Zoo, Greenville
• Reptile Lagoon, Dillon
• Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia

South Dakota

• Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown
• Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum, Sioux Falls
• Reptile Gardens, Rapid City
• Old MacDonald's Farm, Rapid City

Tennessee

• Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, Chattanooga
• The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald
• Zoo Knoxville, Knoxville
• Memphis Zoo, Memphis
• Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Nashville

Texas

• Abilene Zoological Gardens, Abilene
• Amarillo Zoo, Amarillo
• Austin Zoo, Austin
• Bear Creek Pioneers Park Wildlife Habitat/Aviary, Houston
• Caldwell Zoo, Tyler
• Cameron Park Zoo, Waco
• Crocodile Encounter, Angleton
• Capital of Texas Zoo, Cedar Creek
• Dallas Zoo, Dallas
• El Paso Zoo, El Paso
• Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin
• Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth
• Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose
• Frank Buck Zoo, Gainesville
• Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville
• Houston Zoo, Houston
• International Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Boyd
• Moody Gardens, Galveston
• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, New Braunfels
• San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium, San Antonio
• Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch, Pilot Point
• Texas Reptile Zoo, Bastrop
• The Texas Zoo, Victoria
• Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, Tyler

Utah

• Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City
• Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City
• Willow Park Zoo, Logan

Vermont

• ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Burlington
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science Raptor Center, Quechee

Virginia

• Bear Path Acres, Franklin (closed 2016)
• Bluebird Gap Farm, Hampton
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg
• Creation Kingdom Zoo, Gate City
• Leesburg Animal Park, Leesburg
• Luray Zoo, Luray
• Metro Richmond Zoo, Richmond
• Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
• Peninsula SPCA Exotic Sanctuary and Petting Zoo, Newport News
• Reston Zoo, Reston
• Virginia Safari Park, Natural Bridge, Virginia
• Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk
• Wilson's Wild Animal Park, Winchester

Washington

• Cat Tales Zoological Park, Spokane
• Cougar Mountain Zoo, Issaquah
• Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville
• Olympic Game Farm, Sequim
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma
• Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

West Virginia

• Good Zoo, Wheeling
• West Virginia State Wildlife Center, French Creek
• West Virginia Zoo, Kingwood

Wisconsin

• Animal Haven Zoo, Weyauwega
• Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Green Bay
• Bear Den Zoo, Waterford
• Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison
• International Crane Foundation, Baraboo
• Irvine Park Zoo, Chippewa Falls
• Jo-Don Farms Incorporated, Franksville
• Lincoln Park Zoo, Manitowoc
• Menominee Park Zoo, Oshkosh
• Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee
• Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo (NEW Zoo), Green Bay
• Ochsner Zoo, Baraboo
• Racine Zoo, Racine
• Timbavati Wildlife Park, Wisconsin Dells
• Wilderness Walk, Hayward
• Wildwood Wildlife Park, Minocqua
• Wildwood Zoo, Marshfield
• Wisconsin Deer Park, Wisconsin Dells
• Wisconsin Rapids Municipal Zoo, Wisconsin Rapids

Wyoming

• Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary, Hartville