Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas
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Description
Housing over 6,000 animals belonging to over 900 species, the Houston Zoo receives 1.6 million visitors each year and is the seventh most visited zoo in the nation.
Tips for Families
Come early for a chance to see the elephants get their daily bath.
Address: 6200 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
| MapPhone: 713-533-6500
URL: http://www.houstonzoo.org/
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New Zoo every day!
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Take you radio flyer, some snacks, friends and family!
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Yesgood place to spend weekends
it is very good place to spend the weekends with kids. lot of animals and the way the settings are made is good. dinosaur park is inside t...
Good if kids are with you
To start with I don't like animals in cages. The zoo has quite a few animals. ''Okapi'' a african animal which looks part zibra part giraffe was a surprise had never seen it or heard about it. The Himalayan Panda is extremely good looking. If you have kids a...
One of the best
The Houston Zoo is on many ''Top Ten Best Zoos in America'' lists. It is clean, well-maintained, the animals have plenty of room, & they are always upgrading the animal exhibits. The kids area is also top-notch. If you ever get a chance to attend the zoo's annual ''Feast With the Beasts'', do it! It's an evening event. The tickets are not cheap but it benefits the zoo & the animals. You will stuff yourself silly with food from restaurants from all around Houston. You also get two free drink tickets. And the CATS are wide-awake & on the prowl for animal carcasses strung up in the trees. I saw several big cats attacking goat carcasses. Quite a sight! And don't forget to ride the merry-go-round. It's so much fu...
A great zoo for all ages!!
My wife and I went on vacation without the kids to the Houston area. We went to the Houston Zoo for the day for something to do. Thinking it might not be as fun to go to a zoo without the kids but we actually enjoyed it alot. The place is well taken care of very c...
