How Many AZA Zoos Have You Visited?

Currently at 154 of 212 AZA-accredited U.S. zoos/aquariums, so just about 73%. I'll be adding Columbus and Cincinnati in about a week or so.

Alabama (0/1) - Birmingham Zoo

Alaska (0/1) - Alaska SeaLife Center

Arizona (3/5) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, OdySea Aquarium, Phoenix Zoo, Reid Park Zoo, Sea Life Arizona

Arkansas (1/1) - Little Rock Zoo

California (13/21) - Aquarium of the Pacific, Birch Aquarium, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, California Science Center, Central Coast Zoo, CuriOdyssey, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Happy Hollow Zoo, The Living Desert, Los Angeles Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oakland Zoo, Sacramento Zoo, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, San Francisco Zoo, Santa Barbara Zoo, Sea Life Carlsbad, SeaWorld San Diego, Sequoia Park Zoo, Steinhart Aquarium

Colorado (5/5) – Butterfly Pavilion, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Denver Zoo, Landry’s Downtown Aquarium - Denver, Pueblo Zoo

Connecticut (3/3) - Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, Maritime Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium

District of Columbia (1/1) - Smithsonian National Zoo

Delaware (1/1) - Brandywine Zoo

Florida (10/20) – Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, Brevard Zoo, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Central Florida Zoo, Discovery Cove, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, The Florida Aquarium, Jacksonville Zoo, Lion Country Safari, Marineland, Mote Marine Aquarium, Naples Zoo, Palm Beach Zoo, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Sea Life Orlando, The Seas, SeaWorld Orlando, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, Zoo Miami, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park

Georgia (2/2) - Georgia Aquarium, Zoo Atlanta

Hawaii (0/1) - Honolulu Zoo

Idaho (0/2) - Tautphaus Park Zoo, Zoo Boise

Illinois (7/7) - Brookfield Zoo, Cosley Zoo, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Miller Park Zoo, Peoria Zoo, Scovill Zoo

Indiana (4/4) - Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Mesker Park Zoo, Potawatomi Zoo

Iowa (2/2) - Blank Park Zoo, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

Kansas (7/7) - Hutchinson Zoo, Lee Richardson Zoo, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Sedgwick County Zoo, Sunset Zoo, David Traylor Zoo, Topeka Zoo

Kentucky (1/2) - Louisville Zoo, Newport Aquarium

Louisiana (0/3) – Audubon Aquarium & Insectarium, Audubon Zoo, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo

Maine - ZERO

Maryland (2/2) - National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland Zoo

Massachusetts (5/6) - Buttonwood Park Zoo, Capron Park Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, Boston Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo

Michigan (5/6) - Binder Park Zoo, Detroit Zoo, John Ball Zoo, Potter Park Zoo, Saginaw Children’s Zoo, Sea Life Michigan

Minnesota (3/3) - Como Park Zoo, Lake Superior Zoo, Minnesota Zoo

Mississippi (0/1) - Hattiesburg Zoo

Missouri (6/6) – Butterfly House, Dickerson Park Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, Sea Life Kansas City, Wonders of Wildlife Aquarium

Montana (0/2) - Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, ZooMontana

Nebraska (3/3) - Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari, Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

Nevada (1/1) – Shark Reef Aquarium

New Hampshire – ZERO

New Jersey (3/4) - Adventure Aquarium, Cape May County Park Zoo, Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Turtle Back Zoo

New Mexico (1/1) - Albuquerque Biological Park (Zoo & Aquarium)

New York (6/12) – Aquarium of Niagara, Bronx Zoo, Buffalo Zoo, Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Seneca Park Zoo, Staten Island Zoo, Trevor Zoo, Utica Zoo

North Carolina (2/8) – Greensboro Science Center, Museum of Life and Science, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, North Carolina Zoo, Sea Life Charlotte-Concord, Western North Carolina Nature Center

North Dakota (3/3) - Dakota Zoo, Red River Zoo, Roosevelt Park Zoo

Ohio (3/7) - Akron Zoo, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Cincinnati Zoo, Cleveland Zoo, Columbus Zoo, The Wilds, Toledo Zoo

Oklahoma (2/2) - Oklahoma City Zoo, Tulsa Zoo

Oregon (2/3) - Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Zoo, Wildlife Safari

Pennsylvania (7/7) - Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Elmwood Park Zoo, Lehigh Valley Zoo, National Aviary, Philadelphia Zoo, Pittsburgh Zoo, ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park

Rhode Island (1/1) - Roger Williams Park Zoo

South Carolina (4/5) - Brookgreen Gardens, Greenville Zoo, Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle Beach, Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina Aquarium

South Dakota (1/1) - Great Plains Zoo

Tennessee (6/6) - Chattanooga Zoo, Knoxville Zoo, Memphis Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, Tennessee Aquarium

Texas (15/17) - Abilene Zoo, Baylor University Bear Habitat, Caldwell Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Gladys Porter Zoo, Houston Zoo, Landry’s Houston Aquarium, Longneck Manor, Moody Gardens, San Antonio Zoo, Sea Life Grapevine, SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas State Aquarium

Utah (0/3) – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Tracy Aviary, Utah’s Hogle Zoo

Vermont - ZERO

Virginia (3/3) - Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Living Museum, Virginia Zoo

Washington (4/4) - Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo

West Virginia (1/1) - Oglebay’s Good Zoo

Wisconsin (5/5) - Henry Vilas Zoo, International Crane Foundation, Milwaukee County Zoo, Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo, Racine Zoo

Wyoming - ZERO
 
@NSU42 I see that you are catching up to me! We've both been to the same exact 15 out of 17 zoos in Texas, which is fascinating, but I've got a big lead in California. We should actually do a Florida trip together, as we are each 10/20 for that state. :p
 
I have so far between to fourteen AZA-accredited institutions in the United States. and came extremely close to two additional facilities. I don't expect to be doing any more traveling this year so unfortunately this will be the number for a good while.
 
MOG2012 said:
Here's what I've seen.
  1. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey - In the early 2010s
  2. Oakland Zoo, Oakland - In the early 2010s
  3. San Francisco Zoological Gardens, San Francisco - As recent as the late 2010s
  4. Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco - As recent as the late 2010s
  5. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington - In 2017 or 2018
  6. Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando - In 2019
  7. Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Brookfield - In mid 2010s
  8. John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago - Last July
  9. Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro - Last visit was in the late 2010s
  10. Franklin Park Zoo, Boston - Went there last October
  11. Museum of Science, Boston - I went there a couple weeks ago
  12. New England Aquarium, Boston - Last visit was in November
  13. Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo, Stoneham - Last visit was in November
  14. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Last visit was last month
  15. Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque - I went there in the summer of 2021 when it was 100 degrees+
  16. Central Park Zoo, New York - Took a trip there last April
  17. Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence - Haven't gone since last August
So I've only visited 17 out of 237 available facilities which is only a little more than 7% with no viisits to AZA-accredited related facilities. This year, I hope to add at least 5 new facilities though I don't know if it's possible anymore
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No, I've gone to 19 out of 240 facilities (7.9%)
  1. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
  2. Oakland Zoo, Oakland
  3. Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, Palo Alto
  4. San Francisco Zoological Gardens, San Francisco
  5. Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco
  6. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington
  7. Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando
  8. Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Brookfield
  9. John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
  10. Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
  11. Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
  12. Museum of Science, Boston
  13. New England Aquarium, Boston
  14. Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo, Stoneham
  15. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
  16. Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque
  17. Bronx Zoo/WCS, Bronx
  18. Central Park Zoo, New York
  19. Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence
 
80/240 as of last Sunday.

1) Birmingham Zoo
2) Happy Hollow Zoo
3) Monterey Bay Aquarium
4) Zoo Atlanta
5) Georgia Aquarium
6) Brookfield Zoo Chicago
7) Cosley Zoo
8) John G. Shedd Aquarium
9) Lincoln Park Zoo
10) Miller Park Zoo
11) Peoria Zoo
12) Scovill Zoo
13) Fort Wayne Zoo
14) Indianapolis Zoo
15) Mesker Park Zoo
16) Potawatomi Zoo
17) Blank Park Zo
18) National Mississippi River Museum
19) Louisville Zoo
20) Newport Aquarium
21) Binder Park Zoo
22) Detroit Zoo
23) John Ball Zoo
24) Potter Park Zoo
25) Saginaw Children’s Zoo
26) SEA LIFE Michigan
27) Como Park Zoo
28) Lake Superior Zoo
29) Minnesota Zoo
30) Butterfly House
31) Dickerson Park Zoo
32) Kansas City Zoo
33) Saint Louis Zoo
34) SEA LIFE Kansas City
35) Wonders of Wildlife
36) Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park
37) Lincoln Children’s Zoo
38) Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
39) Aquarium of Niagara
40) Buffalo Zoo
41) Greensboro Science Center
42) Museum of Life and Science
43) North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
44) North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
45) North Carolina Zoo
46) SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord
47) Western North Carolina Nature Center
48) Akron Zoo
49) Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
50) Cincinnati Zoo
51) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
52) Columbus Zoo
53) Toledo Zoo
54) The Wilds
55) Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland
56) Lehigh Valley Zoo
57) National Aviary
58) Pittsburgh Zoo
59) ZOOAMERICA
60) Brookgreen Gardens
61) Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
62) Riverbanks Zoo
63) South Carolina Aquarium
64) Greenville Zoo
65) Great Plains Zoo
66) Chattanooga Zoo
67) Memphis Zoo
68) Nashville Zoo
69) Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
70) Tennessee Aquarium
71) Zoo Knoxville
72) Gladys Porter Zoo
73) Ogleby’s Good Zoo
74) Henry Vilas Zoo
75) International Crane Foundation
76) Milwaukee County Zoo
77) Northeast Wisconsin Zoo
78) Racine Zoo
79) Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
80) Toronto Zoo
 
NSU42 said:
Currently at 154 of 212 AZA-accredited U.S. zoos/aquariums, so just about 73%. I'll be adding Columbus and Cincinnati in about a week or so.

Alabama (0/1) - Birmingham Zoo

Alaska (0/1) - Alaska SeaLife Center

Arizona (3/5) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, OdySea Aquarium, Phoenix Zoo, Reid Park Zoo, Sea Life Arizona

Arkansas (1/1) - Little Rock Zoo

California (13/21) - Aquarium of the Pacific, Birch Aquarium, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, California Science Center, Central Coast Zoo, CuriOdyssey, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Happy Hollow Zoo, The Living Desert, Los Angeles Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oakland Zoo, Sacramento Zoo, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, San Francisco Zoo, Santa Barbara Zoo, Sea Life Carlsbad, SeaWorld San Diego, Sequoia Park Zoo, Steinhart Aquarium

Colorado (5/5) – Butterfly Pavilion, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Denver Zoo, Landry’s Downtown Aquarium - Denver, Pueblo Zoo

Connecticut (3/3) - Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, Maritime Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium

District of Columbia (1/1) - Smithsonian National Zoo

Delaware (1/1) - Brandywine Zoo

Florida (10/20) – Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, Brevard Zoo, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Central Florida Zoo, Discovery Cove, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, The Florida Aquarium, Jacksonville Zoo, Lion Country Safari, Marineland, Mote Marine Aquarium, Naples Zoo, Palm Beach Zoo, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Sea Life Orlando, The Seas, SeaWorld Orlando, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, Zoo Miami, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park

Georgia (2/2) - Georgia Aquarium, Zoo Atlanta

Hawaii (0/1) - Honolulu Zoo

Idaho (0/2) - Tautphaus Park Zoo, Zoo Boise

Illinois (7/7) - Brookfield Zoo, Cosley Zoo, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Miller Park Zoo, Peoria Zoo, Scovill Zoo

Indiana (4/4) - Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Mesker Park Zoo, Potawatomi Zoo

Iowa (2/2) - Blank Park Zoo, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

Kansas (7/7) - Hutchinson Zoo, Lee Richardson Zoo, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Sedgwick County Zoo, Sunset Zoo, David Traylor Zoo, Topeka Zoo

Kentucky (1/2) - Louisville Zoo, Newport Aquarium

Louisiana (0/3) – Audubon Aquarium & Insectarium, Audubon Zoo, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo

Maine - ZERO

Maryland (2/2) - National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland Zoo

Massachusetts (5/6) - Buttonwood Park Zoo, Capron Park Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, Boston Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo

Michigan (5/6) - Binder Park Zoo, Detroit Zoo, John Ball Zoo, Potter Park Zoo, Saginaw Children’s Zoo, Sea Life Michigan

Minnesota (3/3) - Como Park Zoo, Lake Superior Zoo, Minnesota Zoo

Mississippi (0/1) - Hattiesburg Zoo

Missouri (6/6) – Butterfly House, Dickerson Park Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, Sea Life Kansas City, Wonders of Wildlife Aquarium

Montana (0/2) - Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, ZooMontana

Nebraska (3/3) - Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari, Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

Nevada (1/1) – Shark Reef Aquarium

New Hampshire – ZERO

New Jersey (3/4) - Adventure Aquarium, Cape May County Park Zoo, Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Turtle Back Zoo

New Mexico (1/1) - Albuquerque Biological Park (Zoo & Aquarium)

New York (6/12) – Aquarium of Niagara, Bronx Zoo, Buffalo Zoo, Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Seneca Park Zoo, Staten Island Zoo, Trevor Zoo, Utica Zoo

North Carolina (2/8) – Greensboro Science Center, Museum of Life and Science, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, North Carolina Zoo, Sea Life Charlotte-Concord, Western North Carolina Nature Center

North Dakota (3/3) - Dakota Zoo, Red River Zoo, Roosevelt Park Zoo

Ohio (3/7) - Akron Zoo, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Cincinnati Zoo, Cleveland Zoo, Columbus Zoo, The Wilds, Toledo Zoo

Oklahoma (2/2) - Oklahoma City Zoo, Tulsa Zoo

Oregon (2/3) - Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Zoo, Wildlife Safari

Pennsylvania (7/7) - Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Elmwood Park Zoo, Lehigh Valley Zoo, National Aviary, Philadelphia Zoo, Pittsburgh Zoo, ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park

Rhode Island (1/1) - Roger Williams Park Zoo

South Carolina (4/5) - Brookgreen Gardens, Greenville Zoo, Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle Beach, Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina Aquarium

South Dakota (1/1) - Great Plains Zoo

Tennessee (6/6) - Chattanooga Zoo, Knoxville Zoo, Memphis Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, Tennessee Aquarium

Texas (15/17) - Abilene Zoo, Baylor University Bear Habitat, Caldwell Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Gladys Porter Zoo, Houston Zoo, Landry’s Houston Aquarium, Longneck Manor, Moody Gardens, San Antonio Zoo, Sea Life Grapevine, SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas State Aquarium

Utah (0/3) – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Tracy Aviary, Utah’s Hogle Zoo

Vermont - ZERO

Virginia (3/3) - Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Living Museum, Virginia Zoo

Washington (4/4) - Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo

West Virginia (1/1) - Oglebay’s Good Zoo

Wisconsin (5/5) - Henry Vilas Zoo, International Crane Foundation, Milwaukee County Zoo, Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo, Racine Zoo

Wyoming - ZERO
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Out of curiosity, why the bold on some of these?
 
I've gotten 11 new ones this year, bringing me up to 140

WCS New York Aquarium, WCS Prospect Park Zoo, Atlantis Paradise Island, Utah's Hogle Zoo, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Tracy Aviary, Montreal Biodome, Zoo Knoxville, Palm Beach Zoo, Lion Country Safari, and Disney's Animal Kingdom
 
Here's an updated list, currently 45/238* :
United States of America:
Michigan-
1. Detroit Zoo
2. Belle Isle Nature Center
3. John Ball Zoo
4. Binder Park Zoo
5. Potter Park Zoo
6. Saginaw Children's Zoo
Ohio-
1. Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
2. Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
3. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
4. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
5. The Wilds
Indiana-
1. Indianapolis Zoo
2. Fort Wayne Zoo
Illinois-
1. Brookfield Zoo
2. Shedd Aquarium
3. Lincoln Park Zoo
Kentucky-
1. Louisville Zoo
Tennessee-
1. Zoo Knoxville
2. Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
3. Nashville Zoo
4. Memphis Zoo
Georgia-
1. Zoo Atlanta
2. Georgia Aquarium
Florida-
1. ZooTampa at Lowry Park
2. Florida Aquarium
3. Disney's Animal Kingdom
4. Epcot
5. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
6. Sea World Orlando
South Carolina-
1. Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
North Carolina-
1. North Carolina Zoo
2. North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
District of Columbia-
1. Smithsonian's National Zoo
New York-
1. Bronx Zoo
Pennsylvania-
1. Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium
2. National Aviary
Missouri-
1. Saint Louis Zoo
Nebraska-
1. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Texas-
1. Dallas World Aquarium
2. Fort Worth Zoo
California-
1. Birch Aquarium
2. San Diego Safari Park
3. San Diego Zoo

Canada-
1. Toronto Zoo
2. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Also, I have visited 2 facilities that are in the AZA pathway towards membership, the Belle Isle Aquarium and Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
 
Any with a star indicates that I plan to revisit that zoo next year as part of a zoo road trip I'm planning.

1. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
2. Akron Zoo
3. Columbus Zoo
4. Toledo Zoo (2018)*
5. Disney's Animal Kingdom (2016)
6. Cincinnati Zoo (2015)*
7. Philadelphia Zoo (2012)*
8. The Wilds (2012)
9. Smithsonian National Zoo (2010)
10. Detroit Zoo (2009)
11. Indianapolis Zoo (2008)
12. Pittsburgh Zoo (2006?)*

Honorable Mention: Erie Zoo (2005) [Has since lost accreditation, was debating putting it here but it was accredited when I went]
 
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