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San Antonio Zoo & Aquarium

3903 N. Saint Marys St, San Antonio, TX 78212
210 734 7183
Ranked #34 of 159 attractions in San Antonio
4.0 of 5 stars 136 Reviews
Type: Zoos
Activities: Viewing wildlife, Hiking
Fee: Yes
Owner description: With more than 8,500 animals on 56 acres, there's plenty of fun for the whole family. The San Antonio Zoo was first established with a donation from... more » Owner description: With more than 8,500 animals on 56 acres, there's plenty of fun for the whole family. The San Antonio Zoo was first established with a donation from George W. Brackenridg in the 1800s. Two of the first cageless exhibits in the U.S. opened here in 1929 and the bird collection is one of the world's largest. « less
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44 reviews 44 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

I grew up going to the Lincoln park zoo in Chicago which is an amazing zoo. My kids love going to the San Antonio zoo..but a lot of the animals look sad and not very healthy. It's kindof depressing!

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Killeen, Texas
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

And very big with a lot of animals! This is by far my favorite zoo I have been to. They offer military discounts, too. (I believe it was $2 off the admission price).

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Battle Ground, Washington
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Visited this zoo on 5/19 with my 3 kids, mother-in-law and husband. The cost to get in wasn't bad, even without the military discount it would have been very reasonable. Big place! It also seemed like the layout was a little weird...we did a lot of back-tracking and missed seeing a lot because of it. Thought it seemed a little... More

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West Des Moines, Iowa
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

We have been to San Diego and Omaha Zoos which are hard to live up to. But the San Antonio Zoo is a nice zoo. Many aviaries and aquariums. The day we were there it was warm and a number of the animals were not visible or not in the location they were normally. This was disappointing but not unusual... More

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Rockwall, TX
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

We were visiting San Antonio and had been told this zoo was one of the better ones. This was a very bad experience. The animals looked malnurished which was very disturbing so most of them were not visible or sleeping. The zoo grounds was VERY dirty and lots of the locations stunk so bad you couldn't even stand around and... More

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San Antonio, Texas
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

My many visits to the San Antonio Zoo have proven to be rough, especially with a wheelchair, though i didn't mind pushing a wheelchair throughout the zoo, it is very hard to get all the sites of the zoo in when you have someone in a wheelchair, it is a non-profit organization, It does rent their electric wheelchairs out. I... More

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san antonio
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Although this zoo is improving, it still isn't as good as the zoos in Houston, Brownsville, and Ft. Worth.

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New Braunfels, Texas
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012
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Nothing special compared to other zoos. I actually liked the Austin Zoo & Dallas Zoo better. The train ride is actually outside the park so you ride that before or after your zoo visit but they do have a very reasonably priced burger joint there at the train station but just beware that they don't provide lids or straws for... More

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San antonio
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Like this place, we usually go there with the family to enjoy a day observing animals. Kids love it.

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Concord, New Hampshire
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

We really enjoyed visiting this zoo. We went here a few years ago, and the African animals section seems much better than in the past. When we went this last week, there were at least four or more animals that were not on exhibit for one reason or another. I was a little disappointed at this. Prices for the restaurants... More

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