Zoo
NOVA Wild
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 45 spp. present
NOVA Wild is a 30-acre (12 ha) zoo in Reston, Virginia. The zoo features a self-drive-through Safari with zebras, bison, and llamas, and a walking tour with cheetahs, capybaras, kangaroos, sloths, camel rides, and a bird aviary. The zoo has over 50 species of animals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
38.972° N 77.313° W
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Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
45
speciesOpened
1980
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1228 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA 22182
- Phone
- +1-703-757-9453
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is NOVA Wild?
United States
NOVA Wild is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 1228 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA 22182. Its coordinates are 38.972° N, 77.313° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 90 km away.
What animals can you see at NOVA Wild?
45 species
Citizen-science photos record 45 species at NOVA Wild, including Blue Flyer, Budgerigar, Emu, Common Ostrich and Fallow Deer. 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 NOVA Wild in the wild?
Budgerigar: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Some of the animals photographed at NOVA Wild also live in the parks and cities we cover: Budgerigar (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park), Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park) and Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve).
When is NOVA Wild open?
Every day · 10:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, NOVA Wild is open Every day · 10:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did NOVA Wild open and how big is it?
Opened 1980, 12 ha
NOVA Wild, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1980 and covers about 12 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 45 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)