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Philadelphia Zoo

3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 USA

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Opens Tue 9:30a
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“America's first zoo!”

The Philadelphia Zoo’s 42-acre Victorian garden is home to more than 1,300 animals, many of them rare and endangered. By connecting people with wildlife, the Philadelphia Zoo creates joyful discovery and inspires action for animals and habitats. Cheetahs, hippos, giraffes and much more make the Zoo Philadelphia's leading family attraction with over 1.2 million visitors last year. Like many other Philadelphia landmarks and institutions, the Philadelphia Zoo is an American first. The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War, however, it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open. The Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the Zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened. One of its assets, then and now, is John Penn's home, The Solitude, which sat on the land chosen for the Zoo. John Penn was the grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. The Solitude is considered to be Philadelphia's most precise and elegant expression of neoclassical style. In its first year of operation, the Philadelphia Zoo had 813 animals and received well over 228,000 visitors. Today, the Zoo has more than 1,300 rare and endangered animals, and its attendance is approximately 1.2 million visitors a year.

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Nyja F.

I came here on Friday night in winter - I have been DYING to check out the LumiNature exhibit, which I really enjoyed. The price of the tickets was reasonable but I was a little disappointed with... Read more

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Valerie B.

This zoo is perfect for about a 3 hour tour. You don't really need to much more than that unless your kid likes to play on the playground. There's a ton to see! And it's the perfect size, with a... Read more

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Will L.

Went for a morning visit recently with the toddler, and we had a fun time. We opted for a relatively early morning to try to avoid the crowds, but found that there were a bunch of school trips at... Read more

Philadelphia Zoo

3400 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19104 USA
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Closed Now
  • Sun - Sat: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

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