Houston Zoo Exhibits

  • Reptile and Amphibian building
  • Texas Wetlands
  • Ethel G. and Allen H. Carruth Natural Encounters
  • John P. McGovern Children's Zoo
  • Fischer Bird Gardens
  • Pheasant Run
  • Herbert A. & Elizabeth N. Kipp Memorial Aquarium
  • Janice Suber McNair Asian Elephant Habitat
  • The Giant Eland Exhibit
  • Reptile House
  • Leucistic American alligator

Houston Zoo Facts

  • Over 4,500 animals belonging to over 900 species
  • Receives 1.6 million visitors each year
  • Seventh most visited zoo in the nation
  • Accredited by The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
  • Established in September 1922 in Sam Houston Park, near downtown
  • It used to be called the Herman Park Zoo.

Houston Zoo Hours

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Houston Zoo Map

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