Minnesota Zoo

13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, MN 55124

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+1 952 431 9200, +1 800 366 7811

Website:

www.mnzoo.com

Located minutes south of Mall of America, the Minnesota Zoo brings education and entertainment to life! Located on 500 rolling, wooded acres, the Zoo is home to a lush tropical forest and aviary, a marine center, boreal forest, tundra, ... more on Exploreminnesota.com

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The exhibits are very natural, but you're never far from the animals. more on Yahoo! Travel

It is always a good idea to pack your own lunch to save a little bit of money. more on TripAdvisor

Even the tiger exhibit was open-you could stand above it and look wayyyy down into it's habitat which was an interesting experience! more on Yahoo! Travel

Monorail was reasonably priced. more on TripAdvisor

The cost of the cab ride was definitely worth it IMHO. more on TripAdvisor

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Make sure you find a coupon first as it did seem a bit pricey. Very pretty setting and lots of green with the animals in natural settings. Drawback is you may do quite a bit of walking without seeing ... more on TripAdvisor

We had the great experience to be invited to the opening of the Minnesota Zoo's newest Exhibit, Russia's Grizzly Coast, early this summer. It had been a long time since I had been to this zoo and I wa ... more on TripAdvisor

Prior to leaving for Minnesota I’d explored our options for getting to the MN Zoo in Apple Valley. The cheapest (though longest) option would be to take the hotel shuttle to the MOA and then take the ... more on TripAdvisor

This is our second year with a year pass to the Minnesota Zoo. If you plan on taking your family more than once a year it is definitely worth it because it covers parking too, and the total cost would ... more on TripAdvisor

I spent most of a day at the Minnesota Zoo during Labor Day Weekend ’09 with my wife and daughter. There isn’t much I can say about the zoo that hasn’t already been said in the other reviews. We loved ... more on TripAdvisor

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I have been a member of the zoo for two years now. It's a great place to spend a day. It's great having a lot of the zoo indoors so you can still enjoy it on rainy days ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The whole reason we decided to visit this zoo, is because they have dolphins. We missed the show, but did get to see them swimming underwater. You only get to see them on top of the water if you attend a performance. What I liked ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Absolutely something you have to see. Some of the animals we have are not in other zoos. Always a fun time and ... more on GeckoGo

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