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Lincoln Children's Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 42 spp. present
The Lincoln Children's Zoo is a children's zoo located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Designed specifically for children to experience interactive, up-close encounters with all of the zoo's animals, Lincoln Children's Zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
40.800° N 96.679° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
42
speciesOpened
1965
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1222 South 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
EN
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Before you go
Where is Lincoln Children's Zoo?
United States
Lincoln Children's Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 1222 South 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506. Its coordinates are 40.800° N, 96.679° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Badlands National Park, about 577 km away.
What animals can you see at Lincoln Children's Zoo?
42 species
Citizen-science photos record 42 species at Lincoln Children's Zoo, including Humboldt Penguin, Bald Eagle, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Blue-and-yellow Macaw and African Spurred Tortoise. 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 Lincoln Children's Zoo in the wild?
Bald Eagle: Great Bear Rainforest
Some of the animals photographed at Lincoln Children's Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park).
Does Lincoln Children's Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Lincoln Children's 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 Lincoln Children's Zoo open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Lincoln Children's Zoo is open 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 Lincoln Children's Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1965, 9.0 ha
Lincoln Children's Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1965 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 42 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