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Location
Best time
Check weather conditions before visiting, as animals may not be visible on cold or chilly days. Plan your visit for mild weather to maximize animal viewing opportunities, especially for outdoor exhibits like the swamp area.
Visitor tip
Take the zoo train to get the best views of animals like the baby capybaras and to efficiently cover the zoo's layout. Reviewers specifically recommend this as the optimal way to see certain exhibits.
Best time
Visit during off-peak hours (outside 12-1pm lunch rush) to avoid 15-20 minute food wait times. The zoo has reasonable food pricing and comfortable seating areas throughout.
About Audubon Zoo
Leafy home to Amur leopards, orangutans & white alligators, with presentations & feedings.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Features
- Educational and immersive wildlife experience
- Membership
- Available with spring 15% discount
- Supports
- Wildlife conservation efforts
What visitors say
Really nice zoo with lots and lots of animals. Great easily navigable layout. Friendly staff. Food in the restaurant was what you’d expect, and reasonably priced. The wait was around 15-20 mins, but that was between 12 and 1 so again,…
Love this zoo! Let me start off by saying be mindful of the time of year and weather for the day you go. We went on a very chilly day so some of the animals weren’t out. Being the animal lovers we are, we were very understanding of this…
Great zoo! Lots of animals to see and they look happy, not sad like some zoos. We loved how the enclosures were designed so that most of them are not behind fences or glass. The bird building with free range birds was fun too. Lots of…
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Did You Know?
- Home to white alligators, a rare color variant not commonly found in zoos
- Houses Amur leopards, one of the world's rarest big cats with fewer than 100 individuals remaining in the wild
- Part of the Audubon nature complex including an adjacent Aquarium and Insectarium, allowing visitors to experience trio tickets covering multiple attractions
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