Philadelphia Zoological Garden

About

Free admission.

This park's official page lists: Picnic areas.

This park's official page lists: Restrooms, Store / concessions.

Rides and attractions

• Amazon Rainforest Carousel carousel
• Andean Bear animal
• Emu animal
• Giant Otter animal
• Giraffe animal
• Hippopotamus animal
• Kangaroo animal
• Penguin Point animal
• Red Panda animal
• Sloth Bear animal
• White Rhinoceros animal
• WildWorks Ropes Course ballooning
• Zebra animal
• Boathouse Row
• Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge

At the park

• Andean Bear enclosure
• Emu enclosure
• Giant Otter enclosure
• Giraffe enclosure
• Hippopotamus enclosure
• Kangaroo enclosure
• Penguin Point enclosure
• Red Panda enclosure
• Sloth Bear enclosure
• White Rhinoceros enclosure
• Zebra enclosure
• 33rd & Wallace Playground exhibit
• 37th and Mt. Vernon Playground exhibit
• 39th and Olive Playground exhibit
• Abraham Lincoln exhibit
• Belmont School Playground exhibit
• Cedar Grove exhibit
• Clayborn and Lewis Playground exhibit
• East Parkside Tot Lot exhibit
• Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial exhibit
• Exhibits exhibit
• Fairmond Ave Park West exhibit
• Hatfield House exhibit
• James A. Garfield Monument exhibit
• James Lee Wright Recreation Center exhibit
• Lemon Hill Mansion exhibit
• Letitia Street House exhibit
• Mantua Community Garden exhibit
• Mantua Peace Garden exhibit
• Miles Mack Playground exhibit
• Sedgley Porter House exhibit
• Smith Memorial Arch exhibit
• Sweetbriar Mansion exhibit
• The Cliffs exhibit
• The Pilgrim exhibit
• Boathouse Row exhibit
• Strawberry Green Driving Range activity
• Eye and Hand scenic feature
• General Ulysses S. Grant scenic feature
• Laborer He Wrought Miracles scenic feature
• Morton McMichael scenic feature
• Playing Angels scenic feature
• Poet He Shaped Our Dreams scenic feature
• Preacher He Guided Our Ways scenic feature
• Scientist He Weighed The Stars scenic feature
• Settling of the Seaboard scenic feature
• Spanning the Continent scenic feature
• Spirit of Enterprise scenic feature
• Stone Age in America scenic feature
• The Birth of a Nation scenic feature
• The Dying Lioness scenic feature
• The Immigrant scenic feature
• The Miner scenic feature
• The Ploughman scenic feature
• The Preacher scenic feature
• The Puritan scenic feature
• The Quaker scenic feature
• The Revolutionary Soldier scenic feature
• The Slave scenic feature
• The Statesman scenic feature
• The Wedges scenic feature
• Thorfinn Karlsefni scenic feature
• Trolley Stop scenic feature
• Turtle Rock Light scenic feature
• Welcoming to Freedom scenic feature
• Lemon Hill Playground play area
• Bird Lake Picnic Area activity
• Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Course activity
• Lemon Hill scenic feature
• West Bank Greenway trail
• Bachelors Barge Club water
• Bird Lake water
• College Boat Club water
• Crescent Boat Club water
• Fairmount Rowing Association water
• Malta Boat Club water
• Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association water
• Pennsylvania Barge Club water
• Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club water
• Schuylkill River water
• and 5 more

Shows and experiences

• Tribute to Herman Wrice
• Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge
• Ranger & guided programs

Places to eat

• Cosmic Cafe
• Golden Dragon chinese
• Lee's Market sandwich, vietnamese, american
• Texas Weiners breakfast

Before you go

Disability access

Step-free access is recorded at 1 facility. Verify specific accessibility needs with the park.

Limits

You are permitted to bring your own lunches and eat freely at any of our available picnic areas, no reservations required

Limits

While inside any building and in designated exhibits at the Zoo, all guests over the age of 2 must wear a mask, face covering, or face shield for the safety of our guests, staff, and animals

Facilities on the park map

89 bench, 3 interactive play, 7 picnic area, 7 restroom, 4 shade zone, 1 visitor information, 1 water fountain.

History

Opened

1874

• Park opened