Aquariums, Reptile Houses, and Bird Houses within zoos.

Grizzly Hound

Grizzly Hound

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Aquariums:

Henry Doorly Zoo: Scott Aquarium

Columbus Zoo: Discovery Reef

Brookfield Zoo: The Living Coast

Memphis Zoo: Aquarium

Houston Zoo: Kipp Memorial Aquarium

Indianapolis Zoo: Oceans

Toledo Zoo: Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: PPG Aquarium

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: The Reef

Reptile Houses:

San Diego Zoo: Reptile House

Bronx Zoo: World of Reptiles

Columbus Zoo: Reptile House

Saint Louis Zoo: Herpetarium

Smithsonian National Zoo: Reptile Discovery Center

Cincinnati Zoo: Reptile House

Philadelphia Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Memphis Zoo: Herpetarium

Houston Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Indianapolis Zoo: Deserts (kinda)

Lincoln Park Zoo: Small Mammal-Reptile House

Fort Worth Zoo: MOLA

Dallas Zoo: Herpetarium

Detroit Zoo: Reptile Conservation Center

Toledo Zoo: Reptile House

Los Angeles Zoo: The LAIR

Zoo Atlanta: Scaly. Slimy, Spectacular

Oakland Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Sedgwick County Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Oklahoma City Zoo: Herpetarium

Virginia Zoo: World of Reptiles

Bird Houses:

Bronx Zoo: World of Birds

Saint Louis Zoo: Bird House

Smithsonian National Zoo: Bird House

Cincinnati Zoo: Wings of the World

Philadelphia Zoo: Avian Center

Memphis Zoo: Tropical Bird House

Houston Zoo: Tropical Bird House

Denver Zoo: Bird World

Lincoln Park Zoo: Bird House

Toledo Zoo: Aviary

Milwaukee County Zoo: Aviary

Combo Ones:

Brookfield Zoo: Feathers and Scales

Brookfield Zoo: Reptiles and Birds

Nashville Zoo: Unseen New World

Riverbanks Zoo: Aquarium-Reptile Complex

Milwaukee County Zoo: Aquatic and Reptile Center
 
Grizzly Hound said:
Aquariums:

Henry Doorly Zoo: Scott Aquarium

Columbus Zoo: Discovery Reef

Brookfield Zoo: The Living Coast

Memphis Zoo: Aquarium

Houston Zoo: Kipp Memorial Aquarium

Indianapolis Zoo: Oceans

Toledo Zoo: Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: PPG Aquarium

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: The Reef

Reptile Houses:

San Diego Zoo: Reptile House

Bronx Zoo: World of Reptiles

Columbus Zoo: Reptile House

Saint Louis Zoo: Herpetarium

Smithsonian National Zoo: Reptile Discovery Center

Cincinnati Zoo: Reptile House

Philadelphia Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Memphis Zoo: Herpetarium

Houston Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Indianapolis Zoo: Deserts (kinda)

Lincoln Park Zoo: Small Mammal-Reptile House

Fort Worth Zoo: MOLA

Dallas Zoo: Herpetarium

Detroit Zoo: Reptile Conservation Center

Toledo Zoo: Reptile House

Los Angeles Zoo: The LAIR

Zoo Atlanta: Scaly. Slimy, Spectacular

Oakland Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Sedgwick County Zoo: Reptile and Amphibian House

Oklahoma City Zoo: Herpetarium

Virginia Zoo: World of Reptiles

Bird Houses:

Bronx Zoo: World of Birds

Saint Louis Zoo: Bird House

Smithsonian National Zoo: Bird House

Cincinnati Zoo: Wings of the World

Philadelphia Zoo: Avian Center

Memphis Zoo: Tropical Bird House

Houston Zoo: Tropical Bird House

Denver Zoo: Bird World

Lincoln Park Zoo: Bird House

Toledo Zoo: Aviary

Milwaukee County Zoo: Aviary

Combo Ones:

Brookfield Zoo: Feathers and Scales

Brookfield Zoo: Reptiles and Birds

Nashville Zoo: Unseen New World

Riverbanks Zoo: Aquarium-Reptile Complex

Milwaukee County Zoo: Aquatic and Reptile Center
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I think you'll find just about every major zoo (in the US and abroad) has at least 1 of these 3 houses, with many having 2 and a few having all 3. Aquariums are the probably the least common, but Reptile Houses and Bird Houses are pretty ubiquitous, especially in the northern US states and in Europe.
 
Are you just looking at major zoos because the Lehigh Valley Zoo has a reptile house. I would assume many other small zoos would have reptile houses
 
Moving away from the USA (I've only been to two zoos, Bronx and Central Park, the first with a reptile and bird house, the second not so much), I've found some interesting patterns myself. For example, more modern geographically-themed zoos don't have such clear-cut facilities, and some have more loose structures around these taxonomic groups. For example, I can't think of a single zoo in New Zealand which includes a proper bird house (mostly outdoor aviaries and walk-throughs), or a proper reptile house (mostly outward-facing rows of terrariums). Sure, Auckland Zoo USED TO have an aquarium and Wellington's USED TO have a reptile house in the historical animal house, but that's in the past. However, with the presence of kiwis in most major zoos, Nocturnal Houses, which I feel are rarer than those other houses proposed in the thread, are all over the place in the county. So for the hell of it, I'll count those in zoos I find have at least one of them
- Zoo de Barcelona: has a reptile and bird house, both originally opened in 1972, but since around the mid 2000's, the aquarium in the Aquarama shut down. They had a couple of seahorses, frogs, etc. in the building until its ultimate closure in 2019. There's a strong possibility that a nocturnal house could open underneath the new Sahel walkway.
- Zoo-Aquarium Madrid: the Aquarium is still standing strong (it's a Zoo-Aquarium, after all), but they shut down their reptile house (Naturaleza Misteriosa) in 2017, and aside from a collection of bird cages called "The Aviary", they don't have a proper indoor bird house. Talks of a new reptile house are being carried out though.
- Faunia: has my favorite nocturnal house (house is an understatement, more like mansion), and a kiiiinda reptile house in "Veneno", mostly housing venomous herps and inverts, but also houses venomous reef fish and slow loris.
- Lisbon Zoo: has a reptile house
- Bioparco Roma: has a reptile house
- Zoo Aquarium Berlin: It has it all, but the nocturnal house is currently under repair. I have to revisit them properly though, after my disastrous 1hour visit in 2006.
- London Zoo; had all four categories, plus an insect house, and honestly I can't tell you which one I like most. However, plans to open a new aquarium under the insect house are now underway.
- Dublin Zoo: has a new reptile house where the bird house used to be. Can't find any info on whether or not they'll ever open a new one.
- Prague Zoo: has two reptile houses, a nocturnal house and a fully indoor walk-through aviary which I will generously say is a bird house.
 
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