Zoo

Busch Gardens Tampa

Q: Where is Busch Gardens Tampa?

United States. Busch Gardens Tampa is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 28.038° N, 82.422° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 179 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Busch Gardens Tampa?

180 species. Citizen-science photos record 180 species at Busch Gardens Tampa, including American Flamingo, American Alligator, African Penguin, Cape Barren Goose and Roseate Spoonbill. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Busch Gardens Tampa in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. Some of the animals photographed at Busch Gardens Tampa also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park).

Q: When did Busch Gardens Tampa open and how big is it?

Opened 1959, 94 ha. Busch Gardens Tampa, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1959 and covers about 94 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 180 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 180 spp. present

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) animal theme park in Tampa, Florida, United States, with the entire park landscaped and designed around an African theme. It is owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts and typically draws more than 4 million visitors a year, often making it the company's second-most-visited park after SeaWorld Orlando. The park opened on March 31, 1959, in connection with Anheuser-Busch's Tampa brewery. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

28.038° N 82.422° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

180

species

Opened

1959

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

buschgardens.com/tampa ↗

Who runs it

Owned by: United Parks & Resorts

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

LC Endemic

Cereopsis novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Maria Island National Park+ 2 more parks

Platalea ajaja

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 35 more parks

Cygnus melancoryphus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Torres del Paine National Park+ 3 more parks

Eudorcas thomsonii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Ngorongoro Conservation Area+ 5 more parks

Crocuta crocuta

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Aberdare National Park+ 28 more parks

Before you go

Where is Busch Gardens Tampa?

United States

Busch Gardens Tampa is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 28.038° N, 82.422° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 179 km away.

What animals can you see at Busch Gardens Tampa?

180 species

Citizen-science photos record 180 species at Busch Gardens Tampa, including American Flamingo, American Alligator, African Penguin, Cape Barren Goose and Roseate Spoonbill. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Busch Gardens Tampa in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Some of the animals photographed at Busch Gardens Tampa also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park).

When did Busch Gardens Tampa open and how big is it?

Opened 1959, 94 ha

Busch Gardens Tampa, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1959 and covers about 94 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 180 species are photographed there.