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San Antonio Zoo Experience Real Wild Life

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VISITOR TIPS
We at the San Antonio Zoo want you to have the best experience possible. Please check out these helpful tips for making the most of your visit.

EXHIBITS
San Antonio 's first zoo consisted of a collection of animals assembled in San Pedro Park in the 1800s. In 1914, Colonel George W. Brackenridge, one of the city's leading citizens and founder of the San Antonio Express-News, placed buffalo, elk, deer, monkeys, a pair of lions, and four bears on land he had deeded over to the city in what is now known as Brackenridge Park. This collection became the San Antonio Zoo.

Much about the San Antonio Zoo has changed since Colonel Brackenridge assembled his collection of animals in 1914. Today, the San Antonio Zoo is home to more than 3,800 animals representing 750 species. Here are a few of the Zoo’s current exhibits:

African Plains
Kronkosky’s Tiny Tot Nature Spot
Butterflies! Caterpillar Flight School
Lory Landing
Gibbon Forest
Attwater’s Prairie Chicken
Richard Friedrich Aquarium
Reptile House
Hixon Bird House
Rift Valley
Cranes of the World

ADULTS AND FAMILIES
We have a variety of events and activities designed for children, families and adults. Come experience the San Antonio Zoo like you never have before.

EDZOOCATION
The San Antonio Zoo offers educational exhibits and other learning resources to help students and teachers understand the wealth and fragility of the world's natural resources so that future generations will cherish and conserve them.

REAL WILD CLASSROOM
Gives YOU the opportunity to use the entire Zoo as your classroom for a day.

BENEFITS OF RUNNING WITH THE HERD
Did you know that a Zoo membership is one of the best entertainment values in San Antonio? The San Antonio Zoo is a local treasure, and it’s all yours when you join the herd. Every season your Zoo brings entertaining family events such as Zoo Boo, Feast with the Beast, and members only early morning summer hours—all free or discounted with your Zoo membership.

Of course you’ll also help protect threatened wildlife and support critical efforts to promote the well being of our planet. Since you’ll want to visit more than once, your membership will more than pay for itself this year!

MEDIA SPOTS
Watch the Zoo's latest television commercial.

The San Antonio Zoo is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization. It is operated by the San Antonio Zoological Society.

Open 365 Days A Year
9 AM - 5 PM

Visitors may remain inside the park until 6:00pm.

Open 365 Days A Year
Memorial Day - Labor Day
(Summer Hours)
7:30 AM -5 PM*

*must have current membership card and photo id for early entry

MEMBERS	FREE
Adults	$9.00
Military Discount	$1 Off
Seniors (62+)	$7.00
Kids (3-11)	$7.00
Handicap (3-14)	$4.50
Handicap (15+)	$6.00
Parking	FREE

BUY A ZOO MEMBERSHIP

The Zoo is located at:

3903 North St. Mary's St.
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(on the corner of Tuleta and North St. Mary's.)

From 281 North: Exit St. Mary's Street. Turn right at first light, and continue up St. Mary's Street to Tuleta.

From 281 South: Exit Mulberry Street. Turn left at first light and continue to N. St. Mary's Street. Turn left at St. Mary's Street and continue up to Tuleta.

From I-35: Exit 281 North, then exit St. Mary's Street. Turn right at first light, and continue up St. Mary's Street to Tuleta.

As an Association of Zoos & Aquariums accredited institution, the San Antonio Zoo is dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for visitors, and a better future for all living things. With more than 200 accredited members, the Association of Zoos & Aquariums is a leader in global wildlife conservation and a link to helping animals in their native habitats. For more information, visit www.aza.org .