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Erie Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 17 spp. present
The Erie Zoo (formally Erie Zoological Park and Botanical Garden of Northwestern Pennsylvania), is a zoological park in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is located on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land in Glenwood Park, just off West 38th Street between Cherry Street and Glenwood Park Avenue. The zoo has more than 400 animals, while the botanical gardens and greenhouse have over 600 species of plants from around the world. The zoo, which operates from March to November, attracts more than 400,000 annual visitors. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
42.097° N 80.076° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
17
speciesOpened
1930
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Mar–Nov · Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 423 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16508
Who runs it
- Run by
- Erie Events
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Erie Zoo?
United States
Erie Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 423 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16508. Its coordinates are 42.097° N, 80.076° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Point Pelee National Park, about 202 km away.
What animals can you see at Erie Zoo?
17 species
Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Erie Zoo, including African Penguin, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, American Alligator, Slender-tailed Meerkat and Eastern Grey Kangaroo. 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 Erie Zoo in the wild?
African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Erie Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park), Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve).
Does Erie Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Erie Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Erie Zoo open?
Mar–Nov · Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Erie Zoo is open Mar–Nov · Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Erie Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1930, 8.0 ha
Erie Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1930 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website