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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
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🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 113 spp. present
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is located in Tacoma, Washington, US, and is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest. PDZA is owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. Situated on 29 acres (12 ha) in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905; the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay and relocated within the zoo in 1963. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
47.305° N 122.521° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
113
speciesOpened
1905
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- World Association of Zoos and AquariumsWorldwide network of zoos, aquariums and their regional and national associations
- Association of Zoos and AquariumsNorth American standards for animal welfare and conservation
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 5400 North Pearl Street, Tacoma, WA 98407
- Phone
- +1-253-591-5337
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium?
United States
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 5400 North Pearl Street, Tacoma, WA 98407. Its coordinates are 47.305° N, 122.521° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Olympic National Park, about 96 km away.
What animals can you see at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium?
113 species
Citizen-science photos record 113 species at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, including Muskox, Magellanic Penguin, Tufted Puffin, Common Murre and American Barn Owl. 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 Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in the wild?
Magellanic Penguin: Península Valdés
Some of the animals photographed at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Magellanic Penguin (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Península Valdés), Tufted Puffin (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park) and Common Murre (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park).
When is Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 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 Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium accredited?
AZA
Open registers list Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium with AZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 1905, 14 ha
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1905 and covers about 14 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 113 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)