Zoo
Topeka Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 41 spp. present
The Topeka Zoo (formally the Topeka Zoological Park) is a medium-sized zoo in Topeka, Kansas in the United States. It is located within Gage Park, just off I-70 in the north central portion of the city. Despite its size, it houses over 300 animals in a number of exhibits, including one of the first indoor tropical rain forests in the United States. It is one of the most popular attractions in Topeka, with over 250,000 visitors a year. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
39.057° N 95.726° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
41
speciesOpened
1933
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 635 Southwest Gage Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66606
- Phone
- +1 785-368-9180
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Temminck's Tragopan
Tragopan temminckii
Before you go
Where is Topeka Zoo?
United States
Topeka Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 635 Southwest Gage Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66606. Its coordinates are 39.057° N, 95.726° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Badlands National Park, about 767 km away.
What animals can you see at Topeka Zoo?
41 species
Citizen-science photos record 41 species at Topeka Zoo, including American Black Bear, Gray-cowled Wood-Rail, Violet Turaco, Grey Crowned Crane and Wild Turkey. 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 Topeka Zoo in the wild?
American Black Bear: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Topeka Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park), Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Piedras Blancas National Park) and Violet Turaco (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Niokolo-Koba National Park).
Does Topeka Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Topeka 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 Topeka Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Topeka 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 Topeka Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1933, 9.0 ha
Topeka Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1933 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 41 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