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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is an AZA-accredited zoo, aquarium and botanical garden with over 500 animal and plant species in Washington.
Everything you need to know to visit Point Defiance Zoo: hours, prices, tickets, membership, directions, events, know before you go, plan your day, the Zoo map, daily presentation schedule and year-at-a-glance.
Tickets include admission to the zoo and aquarium. Online tickets are strongly encouraged. Print your emailed online ticket or bring your phone for scanning at our front gate.
Treat your family to a special day at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Where else can you see sea lions, hammerhead sharks, red wolves, muskox, penguins, stingrays, and an elephant all in one place? The 29-acre Zoo is large enough to offer an awesome array of animals yet small enough to let you get really close to them.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, Washington. 202,668 likes · 7,344 talking about this · 455,016 were here. The only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest, located in Tacoma, Washington, US, owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. Situated on 29 acres (12 ha) in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species.
This 760-acre gem is an urban oasis within the city of Tacoma. Discover the many attractions found here.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest. The 29-acre zoological park was established in 1905 and attracts over 700,000 visitors a year. Both destinations are operated by Metro Parks Tacoma and have received national accreditation.
Jun 12, 2024 · One of Point Defiance Zoo’s two aquariums has been closed for renovations for more than two years. On Friday it will reopen with a fresh look and new name: the Tropical Reef Aquarium.
August 23. Daily. 9:00am - 5:00pm. 9:00am - 4:00pm. Point Defiance Zoo offers discounted tickets and memberships for Washington individuals and families who qualify for income assistance programs or participate in foster/kinship care. Learn more. Complete Ticket Details.
