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The Milwaukee County Zoo has been a local institution since it started as a small mammal and bird display in Washington Park in 1892.The zoo moved to its current location at 10001 W. Blue Mound ...
The zoo's hours through the end of October are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m daily. From Nov. 1 through the end of the year, the zoo is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:30 a.m. to 2 ...
The Milwaukee County Zoo is a zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by the Milwaukee County Parks Commission and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [3] The zoo averages about 1.3 million visitors a year. [2] The zoo houses 3,100 animals from 350 species [2] and covers an area of 190 acres (77 ha). [4]
On Family Free Days, admission to the Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Blue Mound Road, is free for everyone, but parking and regular attraction fees still apply. Family Free Days for 2024 are: Jan ...
Washington Park Milwaukee large trees and green space. Washington Park (1900) originally called West Park is a park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. From 1892–1958 the park was home to the Milwaukee County Zoo. It is one of the oldest parks in Milwaukee and it was added to the Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory in 2019.
You can still catch the Wild Lights display, which runs until Dec. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The admission gates close at 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $16 for children ages 3 to 12 ...
Samson was the main attraction for the Washington Park, Milwaukee Zoo in Milwaukee from the moment he arrived. The Zoo celebrated his fifth birthday with soda and a cake in front of his cage. [3] Samson attracted huge crowds that came to see him in his tiled stall every day. He appeared on television, in magazines and even on a Milwaukee bus pass.
The Zoo Line, the miniature railroad at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is shown beginning its daily operating schedule June 21, 1959. The steam-engine train was donated to the zoo by The Journal Company.