Saturday, February 14, 2015

Zoos With Free Admission


No matter your age, gender, color or creed, everyone enjoys watching animals be animals. Especially if the animal are happy and well-cared for. Especially when it's free!

Here's a list of zoos that are free year round, pulled from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
San Pedro, CA
Offering 10% discount at Gift Shop.
Cape May County Park Zoo
Cape May Courthouse, NJ
Offering 10% discount at Gift Shop.
Cosley Zoo
Wheaton, IL
Offering 10% discount at Gift Shop.
The David Traylor Zoo of Emporia
Emporia, KS
Offering 10% discount at Gift Shop.
Henry Vilas Zoo  Madison, WI Offering 20% discount in the gift shop.
Hutchinson Zoo
Hutchinson, KS
Offering 20% discount in the gift shop.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL
Offering 10% discount on retail, food, education programs and ticketed public events.
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Washington DC  Offering 10% discount at Gift Shop.
Saint Louis Zoo
St. Louis, MO
Offering 10% discount on retail, food, education programs and ticketed public events.
Como Zoo and Conservatory
Saint Paul, MN
Offering 10% discount on retail, food, education programs and ticketed public events.
Salisbury Zoological Park
Salisbury, MD
Offering 10% discount on retail, food, education programs and ticketed public events.
I have been to the St. Louis and D.C. zoos. They were free, and amazingly, the best zoos I've ever visited!
Many zoos with regular admission offer discounts and free days to locals, military, veterans, teachers, etc. Columbus Zoo, for example, offers free admission on certain holidays, like President's Day. In my state, Fort Fischer Aquarium  in N.C. offers free admission to all on MLK, Jr. Day. Check with your local zoo, particularly on Facebook, to see what they offer.
Membership to the AZA also qualifies you for free admission and/or discounts to a large selection of zoos and aquariums in the U.S.

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