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Houston Zoo

Q: Where is Houston Zoo?

Houston, United States. Houston Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Houston, United States, at 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030. Its coordinates are 29.716° N, 95.391° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Padre Island National Seashore, about 324 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Houston Zoo?

348 species. Citizen-science photos record 348 species at Houston Zoo, including Chilean Flamingo, Slender-tailed Meerkat, California Sea Lion, Komodo Dragon and Capybara. 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 Houston Zoo in the wild?

Chilean Flamingo: Lauca National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Houston Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).

Q: When is Houston Zoo open?

Every day · 9:00–17:00. According to its open map listing, Houston Zoo 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.

Q: When did Houston Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1922, 23 ha. Houston Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Houston, United States, opened in 1922 and covers about 23 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 348 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Houston

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 348 spp. present

The Houston Zoo (also known historically as the Hermann Park Zoo and the Houston Zoological Gardens) is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo opened in 1922 as a park attraction housing 40 animals. In 2026 it housed around 4300 animals, and as of 2024 the collections included representatives of 575 species. The zoo had 2 million visitors in 2024. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

29.716° N 95.391° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

348

species

Opened

1922

Size

Large

Visit

Opening hours

Every day · 9:00–17:00

Getting there

Address: 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
Phone: +1-713-533-6500

houstonzoo.org ↗

What visitors say

After many (many) visits, we've found our favorite route at the Houston Zoo: we start on the right side, take a brief detour through the center for the big cats, and then veer back to the right and continue on through the zoo working counterclockwise before wrapping up near a family-favorite, the elephants!

🦒 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Lauca National Park+ 4 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Zalophus californianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park+ 7 more parks

EN Endemic

Varanus komodoensis

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Erythrocebus patas

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Murchison Falls National Park+ 1 more park

CR Endemic

Chelonoidis niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Galápagos Islands

Malayopython reticulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Khao Sok National Park+ 9 more parks

Before you go

Where is Houston Zoo?

Houston, United States

Houston Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Houston, United States, at 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030. Its coordinates are 29.716° N, 95.391° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Padre Island National Seashore, about 324 km away.

What animals can you see at Houston Zoo?

348 species

Citizen-science photos record 348 species at Houston Zoo, including Chilean Flamingo, Slender-tailed Meerkat, California Sea Lion, Komodo Dragon and Capybara. 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 Houston Zoo in the wild?

Chilean Flamingo: Lauca National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Houston Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).

When is Houston Zoo open?

Every day · 9:00–17:00

According to its open map listing, Houston Zoo 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.

When did Houston Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1922, 23 ha

Houston Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Houston, United States, opened in 1922 and covers about 23 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 348 species are photographed there.