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Visitor tip
Use the Discovery Center as your air-conditioned refuge on hot days—it's included with zoo admission at no extra charge, making it perfect for cooling off during summer visits without leaving the zoo grounds.
Visitor tip
Visit the Belize animal exhibits, which are consistently praised by regular visitors and members as a highlight of the zoo's collection.
Visitor tip
Book birthday parties at the Discovery Center rather than the Kley building, as the Discovery Center is air-conditioned and less crowded than the alternative facility.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Main Attraction
- Meerkat Maze with tunnels, towers, and parallel visitor maze
- Features
- Crawl-through mesh tunnels at meerkat eye level, indoor viewing area
What visitors say
This is a new exhibit for 2025 funded by a generous donation from Susan Hollenstein. Two meerkats were busy digging and trotting non-stop around the outdor maze during our spring weekend visit. Young children can crawl into the mesh…
The meercat maze is a pretty cool idea. If you can catch the meercats outside, its fun to watch their behavior as they dig and run around. We happened to catch the keepers as they were celebrating one of the meercat's birthdays, and it…
Prepare to be whisked away on an exhilarating journey through the Meerkat Maze at the Philadelphia Zoo! This latest addition to the Zoo360 trail system is a world of wonder, where the charismatic meerkats scamper and burrow through an…
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Did You Know?
- Discovery Center features a specialized Belize animal exhibit, which is notably popular with repeat visitors and members
- Discovery Center provides climate-controlled indoor access included with zoo admission at no additional charge, making it a refuge on hot days
- The facility hosts birthday parties and serves as a dedicated event space within the zoo grounds
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