Zoo
Louisville Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 184 spp. present
The Louisville Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Louisville Zoo, is a 134-acre (54 ha) zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, situated in the city's Poplar Level neighborhood. Founded in 1969, the "State Zoo of Kentucky" currently exhibits over 1,200 animals in naturalistic and mixed animal settings representing both geographical areas and biomes or habitats. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
38.205° N 85.705° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
184
speciesOpened
1969
Size
Large
Visit
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Louisville Zoo?
United States
Louisville Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.205° N, 85.705° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 346 km away.
What animals can you see at Louisville Zoo?
184 species
Citizen-science photos record 184 species at Louisville Zoo, including Bald Eagle, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Common Warthog, Little Penguin and Chilean Flamingo. 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 Louisville Zoo in the wild?
Bald Eagle: Great Bear Rainforest
Some of the animals photographed at Louisville 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 Common Warthog (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kidepo Valley National Park).
Does Louisville Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Louisville 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 did Louisville Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1969, 42 ha
Louisville Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1969 and covers about 42 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)