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Zoo Knoxville
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 150 spp. present
Zoo Knoxville, formerly known as the Knoxville Zoo or Knoxville Zoological Gardens, is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, near exit 392 off Interstate 40. The zoo is home to between 800 and 1,500 animals from 200 different species. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.996° N 83.890° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
150
speciesOpened
1971
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914
Who runs it
- Run by
- City of Knoxville
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Boelen's python
Simalia boeleni
LC
Baja California Rock Lizard
Petrosaurus thalassinus
LC
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
Before you go
Where is Zoo Knoxville?
United States
Zoo Knoxville is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Its coordinates are 35.996° N, 83.890° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 53 km away.
What animals can you see at Zoo Knoxville?
150 species
Citizen-science photos record 150 species at Zoo Knoxville, including Komodo Dragon, Bat-eared Fox, Reticulated Python, Puff Adder and Boelen's python. 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 Zoo Knoxville in the wild?
Komodo Dragon: Komodo National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Zoo Knoxville also live in the parks and cities we cover: Komodo Dragon (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park), Bat-eared Fox (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Reticulated Python (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Khao Sok National Park).
When is Zoo Knoxville open?
Every day · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Zoo Knoxville is open Every day · 9:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Zoo Knoxville open and how big is it?
Opened 1971, 26 ha
Zoo Knoxville, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1971 and covers about 26 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 150 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