How many zoos have you visited? (poll 2)

[Animallover360]

I have been to: (some of these are not AZA and are roadside zoos I went to when I was younger)

Stone Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Lupa Zoo
Southwick’s Zoo
New England Aquarium
Museum of Science (isn’t really a zoo, but AZA)
York’s Wild Kingdom
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
Action Wildlife
Philadelphia Zoo
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Ripley’s Myrtle Beach Aquarium
Alligator Adventure
Lynwood Zoo
Virginia Zoo
Zoo Tampa
Sea World Orlando
San Francisco Zoo
Happy Hollow Zoo
The Seas with Nemo and Friends (Disney’s aquarium at Epcot)
Capron Park Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
Squam Lake Science Center
Buttonwood Park Zoo

 

[nczoofan]

Currently sitting at 61. I have gotten 12 new zoos in the last year, those noted by the star. These days I am pretty picky about where I visit and I have little patience to do more than one institution in a day. So I generally stick to AZA zoos or zoos that individuals on this site recommended.

1. Bronx Zoo
2. San Antonio Zoo*
3. Gladys Porter Zoo*
4. Zoo Miami*
5. Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens*
6. North Carolina Zoo
7. Greensboro Science Center
8. North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
9. North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
10. Western North Carolina Nature Center
11. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
12. Cape May County Park & Zoo
13. Prospect Park Zoo
14. Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park
15. Long Island Aquarium
16. South Carolina Aquarium
17. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
18. Reptile Lagoon
19. National Aquarium
20. National Zoo
21. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
22. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
23. Mystic Aquarium
24. The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
25. Roger Williams Park Zoo
26. Franklin Park Zoo
27. New England Aquarium
28. Rosamond Gifford Zoo
29. SeaWorld San Diego
30. San Diego Zoo
31. San Diego Zoo Safari Park
32. Denver Zoo
33. Shedd Aquarium
34. Lincoln Park Zoo
35. Museum of Life and Science
36. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
37. Sylvan Heights Bird Park
38. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
39. Six Flags Wild Safari
40. Central Park Zoo
41. New York Aquarium
42. Staten Island Zoo
43. Queens Zoo
44. Georgia Aquarium
45. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
46. Adventure Aquarium
47. Philadelphia Zoo
48. Cameron Park Zoo*
49. Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo*
50. Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park
51. Metro Richmond Zoo*
52. Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary
53. Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
54. ZooAmerica
55. Austin Zoo*
56. Southern Nevada Zoological Park
57. Houston Zoo*
58. The Dallas World Aquarium*
59. Dallas Zoo*
60. Fort Worth Zoo*
61. Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat

 

[TimmyGorilla]

367, although some are nature centers, butterfly houses, etc. They all have animal collections, Have visited 225 of 241 AZA zoos and aquariums. As for AZA zoos, only missing Duluth
Zoo and Assiniboine Park Zoo in US and Canada. Difficult to get all the Sea Life facilities. Also mssing a couple of international zoos. But I am not done yet.

 

[TinoPup]

367, although some are nature centers, butterfly houses, etc. They all have animal collections, Have visited 225 of 241 AZA zoos and aquariums. As for AZA zoos, only missing Duluth
Zoo and Assiniboine Park Zoo in US and Canada. Difficult to get all the Sea Life facilities. Also mssing a couple of international zoos. But I am not done yet.

Wow! Pretty sure you have the most AZA out of anyone on here. Btw Duluth Zoo changed their name a few years ago, it's now Lake Superior Zoo. What have been your favorites?

 

[TinoPup]

Should have googled your name first

 

[Nix]

Here's my short list:

South Africa:

-National Zoological gardens of South Africa
-Joburg Zoo
-Lory park Zoo
-Montecasino Bird Gardens
-Benoni Animal Park
-CrocWorld
-Lion and Safari Park
-Lion and Rhino Safari Park

Namibia:

Swakopmund Reptile Park

Total: 9

 

[snowleopard]

367, although some are nature centers, butterfly houses, etc. They all have animal collections, Have visited 225 of 241 AZA zoos and aquariums. As for AZA zoos, only missing Duluth
Zoo and Assiniboine Park Zoo in US and Canada. Difficult to get all the Sea Life facilities. Also mssing a couple of international zoos. But I am not done yet.

You've got me beat, although I've been to Assiniboine Park and it has an absolutely spectacular Polar Bear complex. I've visited 173 of the 241 currently accredited AZA zoos and aquariums, although none of the overseas establishments. Counting only Canadian and American facilities, I've visited 173 out of 225. It's always a bit odd to see AZA zoos listed in places such as Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea.

However, my all-time total is 520 different zoos/aquariums, although that figure hasn't changed in two years due to Covid restrictions and a closed Canadian border.

 

[MonkeyBat]

My list, not including parks I was brought to as a child that I barely remember (in that case, you may include Seaworld San Diego and Santa Barbara.

Alligator Adventure (North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
Bays Mountain Park (Kingsport, Tennessee)
Blank Park Zoo (Des Moines, Iowa)
Bright's Zoo (Limestone, Tennessee)
Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo (Thurmont, Maryland)
Central Park Zoo (New York, New York)
Coral World Ocean Park (Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands)
Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia)
Grandfather Mountain (Linville, North Carolina)
Guam Zoo (Tamuning, Guam)
Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Lowcountry Zoo at Brookgreen Gardens (Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina)
Lynnwood Park Zoo (Jacksonville, North Carolina)
Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, Minnesota)
Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennesee)
National Aquarium in Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland)
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium (Dubuque, Iowa)
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (Kure Beach, North Carolina)
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina)
North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro, North Carolina)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Escondido, California)
SEA LIFE at Mall of America (Bloomington, Minnesota)
Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C, Washington D.C)
Tregembo Animal Park (Wilmington, North Carolina)
Ueno Zoo (Tokyo, Japan)
UnderWater World (Tamuning, Guam)
Wacatee Zoo (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
Waikiki Aquarium (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Western North Carolina Nature Center (Asheville, North Carolina)
Zoo Miami (Miami, Florida)
Zoo Knoxville (Knoxville, Tennessee)
ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

 

[TimmyGorilla]

Anyone who lists favorite zoos or best zoo is sure to start a discussion (or even a fight). There are many great small to medium-sized zoos, but I don't include them as the best as they simply don't have everything that one finds in a larger zoo, such as a greater committee to in-situ conservation, number of species, space and other programs. So my favorite zoos would be Singapore (with the Night Zoo), Melbourne (all three), San Diego with the Safari Park, Bronx (WCS), Zoo Leipzig, Schonbrunn Zoo. Zoo Hanover, Zoo Zurich, Chester Zoo, Berlin Zoological Garden and Prague Zoo.

 

[littleRedPanda]

@Steve H. Taylor This thread isn't about favourites though, just the number you have visited

 

[Arek]

Yes, but Steve H. Taylor just answered TinoPup's question.

 

[demonmoth]

Canary Islands

Rancho Texas, Lanzarote

Lanzarote Aquarium

Spain

Terra Natura

America, Florida

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Busch Gardens

Sea World

Discovery Cove

Gator land

Wetnwild they had a small place for snorkeling with fish etc this was back 1998 I could be wrong.

Scotland

Edinburgh zoo

Wales

Welsh Mountain zoo

England

Tynemouth Aquarium

Alton Towers Sea Life Centre

Birdland Park And Gardens

Blackpool Zoo

Bristol blue reef aquarium

Bristol zoo

Chester Zoo

Cotswold Falconry Centre

Cotswold Wildlife Park

Drayton Manor Theme Park

Dudley Zoo

Flamingo Land

International Birds Of Prey Centre Newent

Isle Of Wight Zoo

Longleat Safari

Marwell Wildlife

Natural History Museum

Noah’s Ark Zoo

Paignton zoo

SEA LIFE Birmingham

Slimbridge WWT

Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl centre

The Wild Place

Twycross Zoo

Blue Reef Aquarium

West Midlands Safari Park

Weston Super Mare Seaquarium

Woburn Safari Park

Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo

Not sure if you would class the below

Newbridge Farm Park

Ben Long Falconry

Berkeley Castle Butterfly House (closed)

 

[littleRedPanda]

I think I can say I have hit 100 now

 

[demonmoth]

I think I can say I have hit 100 now

ufff 100!! hopefully one day i will get there!

 

[Pantheraman]

I've been to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Toledo Zoo, Cleveland Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Newport Aquarium, and the Greater Cleveland Aquarium.

 

[Bisonblake]

Here's an updated list from the last time I posted here. The list now includes 15 zoos and 7 aquariums, with a total of 22 facilities.

Michigan
Detroit Zoo
Sea Life: Michigan
The Reptarium
Roscommon Zoo
Wild Wonders Wildlife Park
Ohio
Toledo Zoo
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Cincinnati Zoo
Illinois
Lincoln Park Zoo
Shedd Aquarium
Tennessee
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Nashville Zoo
Florida
Disney's Animal Kingdom
The Seas with Nemo and Friends
SeaWorld Orlando
New York
Central Park Zoo
North Carolina
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island
Nassau, Bahamas
Astrada Zoo and Botanical Gardens
South Dakota
Bear Country USA
Reptile Gardens

 

[Tim Brown]

Just did my 822nd this weekend...Hoo Zoo in Shropshire,England.

 

[tk17]

I've been mostly restricted to the netherlands, although i've tried to visit as many as I can.
So far I have visited:
The netherlands:
Diergaarde blijdorp
Burgers zoo
Gaia park
Dierenpark amersfoort
Repielenhuis de aarde
Reptielenhuis iguana
Sea life scheveningen
Beekse bergen
Dierenpark mierloo
Dierenpark emmen (now wildlife adventure emmen)
I've also visited:
Pairi daisa in belgium and kölner zoo in germany.
And I'll be visiting artis zoo soon!

 

[felis silvestris]

This is my list

Scotland

Edinburgh Zoo
Five sisters Zoo
Highland wildlife park
St Andrew’s aquarium
Deep sea world
Galloway wildlife park (before it closed)

England

London Zoo
Chester Zoo
Flamingo land

France

Paris Zoological park
Jardin des plantes
Le parc des felins

USA

Disney’s animal kingdom
Busch gardens zoo

 

[Semioptera]

AUSTRALIA:
Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park – Sydney
Healesville Sanctuary – Melbourne
Melbourne Zoo – Melbourne
Sea Life Melbourne – Melbourne
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium – Sydney
Taronga Zoo – Sydney
Wildlife Sydney Zoo – Sydney

COSTA RICA:
La Paz Waterfall Gardens – Alajuela
Zoo Ave – Alajuela

CZECH REPUBLIC:
Plzeň Zoo – Plzeň
Prague Zoo – Prague

FIJI:
Kula Eco Park – Viti Levu

GERMANY:
Berlin Zoo – Berlin
Tierpark Berlin – Berlin
Weltvogelpark Walsrode – Walsrode

INDONESIA:
Bali Bird Park – Bali
Ragunan Zoo – Jakarta
Rimba Reptile Park – Bali
SeaWorld Jakarta – Jakarta
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah – Jakarta
Taman Safari – Bogor

NETHERLANDS:
ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo – Amsterdam

NEW ZEALAND:
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre – Masterton
Wellington Zoo – Wellington
Zealandia Ecosanctuary – Wellington

SINGAPORE:
Jurong Bird Park – Jurong

SPAIN:
Barcelona Zoo – Barcelona
Faunia – Madrid
Madrid Zoo – Madrid
Santillana Zoo – Santillana del Mar

USA:
Aquarium of the Pacific – Long Beach, California
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas – New Orleans, Louisiana
Audubon Butterfly Garden & Insectarium – New Orleans, Louisiana
Audubon Zoo – New Orleans, Louisiana
Birch Aquarium – San Diego, California
Bronx Zoo – Bronx, New York
Brookfield Zoo – Chicago, Illinois
California Academy of Sciences – San Francisco, California
Central Park Zoo – Manhattan, New York
Cosley Zoo – Chicago, Illinois
Dallas World Aquarium – Dallas, Texas
Dallas Zoo – Dallas, Texas
Downtown Aquarium – Houston, Texas
Franklin Park Zoo – Boston, Massachusetts
Honolulu Zoo – Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston Zoo – Houston, Texas
Lincoln Park Zoo – Chicago, Illinois
Los Angeles Zoo – Los Angeles, California
Maryland Zoo – Baltimore, Maryland
Museum of Science – Boston, Massachusetts
National Aquarium – Baltimore, Maryland
National Zoological Park – Washington, D.C.
New England Aquarium – Boston, Massachusetts
New York Aquarium – Brooklyn, New York
Philadelphia Zoo – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Prospect Park Zoo – Brooklyn, New York
Queens Zoo – Queens, New York
San Diego Zoo – San Diego, California
San Francisco Zoo – San Francisco, California
Sea Life Park Hawaii – Honolulu, Hawaii
SeaWorld San Diego – San Diego, California
Shedd Aquarium – Chicago, Illinois
Sierra Safari Zoo – Reno, Nevada
Staten Island Zoo – Staten Island, New York
Stone Zoo – Boston, Massachusetts
Waikiki Aquarium – Honolulu, Hawaii
ZooAmerica – Hershey, Pennsylvania