The Dallas Zoo, located in Dallas Texas, has 95 acres of zoological fun.  You and your family will enjoy exploring this Texas zoo on your next trip to Dallas.  Exciting adventures await you…less than 5 miles from the Dallas Doubletree Market Center hotel. Book your Dallas Zoo hotel now!

Having a mission to motivate and inform, the Dallas Zoo has thousands of animals to visit.  You’ll see animals from the desert, woodlands and mountains.  You can learn about the Gorilla’s at the Jake L Harmon Gorilla Conservation Research Center, stroll down the nature trail and to Crocodile Isle or visit the Chimpanzee Forest. When you and your family are touring the zoo, you’ll notice the realistic settings provided for the animals.  So as you walk around the zoo, you’ll be able to imagine yourself in the Australian Outback playing with the kangaroos or enjoying watching the penguins play at Penguin Cove.  With so much to see and do there we promise it will be a fun filled day for everyone!  Don’t forget to tour the Wilds of Africa via monorail for a 20 minute narrated tour. 

The Lacerte Family Children’s Zoo is a definite stop during your visit to the Dallas Zoo.  Children will enjoy The Underzone where they can check out a mongoose at eye-level, or they will be able to play games at the JCPenney Discovery House or ride ponies at Simmons Family Pony Trek.  Don’t forget to head over to Stingray Bay for SpongeBob SquarePants™ 3-D Adventure Motion Ride.  Definitely a crowd pleaser!

Don’t forget to stop by the gift shop!  You and your entire family are going to have so much fun; you’ll definitely want to take home a memento or two.  The Zoofari Market offers fluffy stuffed animals, zoo magnets & cool clothing.  Pick up a couple of books while you’re there!  There’s always more you can learn about animals and the children will love the time you spend together reading about them.

The Dallas Zoo is open every day from 9:00am – 5:00pm except for Christmas Day.  Pricing ranges from FREE for children under two years of age to $8.75 for adults between the ages of twelve and sixty-four.   Parking is $5 per car or you can ride the DART.  STOP MONKEYING AROUND!  Head to the Dallas Zoo for an amazing experience and don’t forget to book your Dallas Zoo hotel!