Zoo
Greensboro Science Center
🇺🇸 United States
AZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 184 spp. present
The Greensboro Science Center (formerly known as the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, originally the Greensboro Junior Museum) is a science museum and zoological park established in 1957 and located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 2008, and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
36.130° N 79.834° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
184
speciesOpened
1957
Size
Small
Accreditations
- Association of Zoos and AquariumsNorth American standards for animal welfare and conservation
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Greensboro Science Center?
United States
Greensboro Science Center is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.130° N, 79.834° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Congaree National Park, about 274 km away.
What animals can you see at Greensboro Science Center?
184 species
Citizen-science photos record 184 species at Greensboro Science Center, including African Penguin, Slender-tailed Meerkat, American Flamingo, Serval and Komodo Dragon. 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 Greensboro Science Center in the wild?
African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Greensboro Science Center 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), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve).
When is Greensboro Science Center open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Greensboro Science Center is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Greensboro Science Center accredited?
AZA
Open registers list Greensboro Science Center with AZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Greensboro Science Center open and how big is it?
Opened 1957, 0.8 ha
Greensboro Science Center, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1957 and covers about 0.8 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 184 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