St. Louis
Zoo
A Treasure: Free Admission to
Most Areas
See the Nation's Best Zoo
By David O'Brien, About.com Guide
• The St. Louis Zoo is one of the country's
best. Actually, both Parenting Magazine
and Zagat's call it the top zoo in the nation.
Not only does the St. Louis Zoo excel at
getting visitors face-to-face with animals,
it's also respected for creating exhibits that
resemble each animal's natural habitat.
Surprisingly, it does all this without
charging a dime for admission!
North Entrance: Educational
Complex
South Entrance
Antarctic Fauna
• Penguins frolic in their indoor habitat, the
Penguin and Puffin Coast. One of the
main goals of the zoo is to recreate animals'
habitats as closely as possible.
A realistic
habitat
Moving from one section to
another is made easy.
Hippo swimming in Hippo
Harbor
A close look at Hippo Harbor
Hippo & Baby Indian Elephant
Mother & Daughter
Monarch Butterfly
Black Rhinoceros
In the jungle, the mighty jungle,
the lion sleeps tonight . . . .
Big Cat Country
Tigers
Amur Tigers
“Lazing” in the Shade
Two Cheetahs
Cheetah cub
Rare Amur
Leopard
Seal Show
Polar Bears
Sun Bear
Grizzly Bear
Giraffe
Gorillas
Hairless Chimpanzee
Crocodiles in the Reptile House
Up close in the Herpetarium
Capybara in the River's Edge
Dwarf Mongoose at the River’s
Edge
Prairie
Dogs
Black Swan
Children’s Petting Zoo
Giant Anteater
Lemurs
Baby Wild Ass
Toucans
Arctic Fox
The Butterfly House
Zebra
World’s Fair Bird Cage