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/ August 1, 2026
Singapore Zoo opened its gates on June 27, 1973, in the Mandai forest area of Singapore, introducing what became known as the “open concept” zoo design. Rather than caging animals, the zoo used moats, hidden barriers, and glass panels to create naturalistic habitats, letting visitors
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/ July 31, 2026
Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park began as a small bird-breeding operation on just 5 acres in Glendale, Arizona, started by teacher Mickey Ollson. In 1973, Ollson purchased 25 acres in nearby Litchfield Park, and the zoo opened to the public there in 1984,
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/ July 29, 2026
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park opened on May 10, 1972, in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido, California, as an extension of the San Diego Zoo focused on breeding and displaying animals in expansive, naturalistic habitats rather than traditional enclosures. Operated by the nonprofit
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/ July 29, 2026
Roger Williams Park Zoo sits inside the historic Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, and traces its roots back to 1872, making it the third-oldest zoo in the United States. What began as a small collection of animals has grown into a 40-acre facility
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/ July 28, 2026
Franklin Park Zoo has welcomed visitors to the Dorchester section of Boston since it first opened on October 4, 1912, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States still in operation today. Set within the northeastern portion of Franklin Park, a landscape
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/ July 28, 2026
The ABQ BioPark Zoo has been a fixture of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1927, when it opened along the banks of the Rio Grande as the Rio Grande Zoo. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the state’s top attractions, part of the larger
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/ July 27, 2026
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre zoological park in El Paso, Texas, tracing its roots to 1910 when local donations of deer and a gray wolf formed the basis of what was then known as the Washington Park Zoo. Over the following century it
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/ July 27, 2026
Reid Park Zoo is a city-owned, nonprofit zoo tucked inside Tucson’s Reid Park in Arizona. Unofficially established in 1965 by parks director Gene Reid and formally opened in 1967, the zoo has grown from a small municipal attraction into an AZA-accredited facility spanning about 24
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/ July 27, 2026
Utah’s Hogle Zoo has been a Salt Lake City landmark since it opened on August 1, 1931, on land donated by James A. Hogle and his wife at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. Nearly a century later, the AZA-accredited zoo remains one of the Intermountain
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/ July 26, 2026
The Virginia Zoo sits on 53 acres beside Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, tracing its roots back to 1900 when the city began assembling a small animal collection in the park. More than a century later, it has grown into an AZA-accredited zoo, home to
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/ July 26, 2026
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro is widely recognized as the world’s largest natural habitat zoo, overseeing roughly 2,805 acres in the Uwharrie foothills of the Piedmont region, including wildlife conservation lands like Ridges Mountain Nature Preserve. Since opening to the public in 1974, it
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/ July 25, 2026
Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society sits inside Dreher Park in West Palm Beach, Florida, on a lush 23-acre site that has drawn visitors since it opened in 1961. What began as a small municipal attraction called the Dreher Park Farm Zoo has grown into
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/ July 24, 2026
Birmingham Zoo has welcomed visitors to Lane Park in Birmingham, Alabama since it opened on April 2, 1955. What began as a modest municipal menagerie known as the Jimmy Morgan Zoo has grown into the state’s premier zoological institution, now spread across 122 acres of
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/ July 24, 2026
The Louisville Zoo opened on May 1, 1969, and has grown into Kentucky’s official state zoo, spread across 134 acres in the Poplar Level neighborhood of Louisville. Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the zoo is home to more than 1,100 animals, ranging
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/ July 23, 2026
The Tulsa Zoo sits on 124 acres inside Mohawk Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has been introducing visitors to wildlife from around the world since it opened in 1927. Owned by the City of Tulsa and privately managed by the nonprofit Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc.
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/ July 21, 2026
The Buffalo Zoo has been a fixture of Buffalo, New York since 1875, making it the third oldest zoo in the United States according to the zoo’s own history. Tucked into the historic grounds of Delaware Park, the zoo has grown from its 19th-century roots
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/ July 21, 2026
Prospect Park Zoo is a compact, family-oriented zoo tucked into the eastern side of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. Operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the same nonprofit behind the Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, and Central Park Zoo, it traces its roots
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/ July 20, 2026
Fresno Chaffee Zoo sits inside historic Roeding Park in Fresno, California, tracing its roots back to a small 1908 menagerie of two bears and about fifty birds. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums recognizes 1929 as the park’s official opening, and the zoo grew steadily
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/ July 19, 2026
Oakland Zoo has welcomed visitors to the hills above Knowland Park since June 6, 1922, when naturalist Henry A. Snow established the collection. Today the nonprofit Conservation Society of California operates the zoo, which is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and draws
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/ July 19, 2026
The Sacramento Zoo opened on June 2, 1927, inside William Land Park in Sacramento, California, making it one of the older zoological institutions on the West Coast. What began as a small municipal animal collection has grown into an AZA-accredited zoo known for its compact,
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