The Kansas City Zoo
The Kansas City Zoo
Swope Park
6800 Zoo Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64132
Mission: The purpose of the Kansas City Zoo is to conserve and provide access to wildlife and to entertain and educate our visitors, in order to instill a sustained respect for nature.
Vision: "…to always be known as one of the best zoos in the nation."
Fun Facts:
• 202 acres with more than 1,000 animals
• accredited member of the AZA (American Zoo & Aquarium Association)
• Admission (2008): $10.50 adults, $9.50 seniors, $7 children 3-11
The Kansas City Zoo is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive. With more than 202 acres nestled inside valleys and rolling hills, the zoo hosts more than 1,000 animals. The Zoo is divided into several sections:
Australia, Tiger Trail, KidZone that includes the Discovery Barn, Peek-A-Boo Tree and an Endangered Species Carousel and a 100 acre-Africa Plains. A new Tropics, an indoor rainforest, opens in 2009 and polar bears will return in 2010.
AWARDS
The Kansas City Zoo is one of sixty Zoos honored in “America’s Best Zoos 2008,” and was ranked number one in the nation for “African Animals and Exhibits,” and ranked in top 10 in the nation for “Australian Animals and Exhibits” and for “Pachyderms: Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos,” In addition, famed ape expert Jane Goodall’s complimented that Kansas City has “one of the finest chimpanzee exhibits in North America.” In fact, “America’s Best Zoos 2008” ranks the Kansas City Zoo as the number one zoo in the nation to see both chimpanzees and kangaroos.
The Zoo also features a Sea Lion Show, Wild Wonders animal show, elephants painting and many other animal demonstrations. The education department offers camp outs, on-site as well as off-site classes and guided tours. Visitors can take a safari boat ride across the lake in the Zoo's African Plains area. You will see hoofstock, including zebra, giraffe and more. The Kansas City Zoo is open daily at 9:30 a.m. and closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25.
Contact Information
The Kansas City Zoo
Swope Park
6800 Zoo Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64132
Phone: 816-513-5800
Email: emilybraton@fotzkc.org
Copyright Kansas City Zoo 2008
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