Austin Zoo

  • 10807 Rawhide Trail, Austin, TX 78709
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Phone:

+1 800 291 1490

Website:

www.austinzoo.org

The privately operated Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary is a small facility, but one that displays quite an assortment of animals. Most of its inhabitants are rescued exotic animals whose former owners were no longer capable of caring for them. Admission fees are much lower than at large public zoos.

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32 reviews

61% of guests recommend this place.

Top Reviews from Around the Web:

It was decent and the weather made it a rather comfortable 30 minute experience. more on Epinions.com

However, our encounter with the director and associate director have left us unwilling to ever return. more on Yahoo! Travel

Old daughter had a great time looking at all of the animals. more on GoCityKids

Took my 19 month old daughter here and we had a great time. more on Yahoo! Travel

It's a shame the money spent on the train couldn't have been used to improve the small things like clean water for the lions or a better enclosure for the bears! more on Yahoo! Travel

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10 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

Mediocre. Come on, Austin is a great city. Why not a great zoo? more on TripAdvisor

Luckily, I visited this site and I was ready for a really bad experience based on what I read. If you go with the idea that you are going to a petting zoo with some exotic animals, then you won't be t ... more on TripAdvisor

Very low key. Small and not crowded. Can see the big animals up close. Love it! more on TripAdvisor

The zoo was very accessible and an easy, exciting day for our family with a 1 and 3 year old. We had read online reviews and knew that it was not competition for the San Diego zoo, so we weren't dissa ... more on TripAdvisor

The zoo is nice if you keep in mind that it's not a big 'for profit' zoo that has millions of people visiting. It's out in the country, no paved sidewalks, and you are really close to the animals. The ... more on TripAdvisor

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14 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

If visited on a quite day with no school children, this is one of the most scenic and relaxing zoos you will ever experience. more on Yahoo! Travel

This is not at all what we thought it would be, I have been to zoo's all over Texas and I must say this is the worst one I have been to.. The enclosures are pitiful, and the animals look sad. I dont' think ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This Zoo was not really a "Zoo". I felt really bad for all the animals..it was sad. I went on a hot day and a lot of the animals had dirty water or none at all. This place was not kept up with, the animals habitats looked very horrible!! ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I wouldn't recommend this zoo to anyone. We drove from Fort Hood and we had a hard time finding it to begin with since it seemed to be in the boonies. Second of all, the price for what we got in return was terrible and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We first moved to Austin two years ago and have three small children so the first thing we did was look up the zoo and purchase an annual membership. Big mistake! The cost of admission to the Austin Zoo is too steep for what you get. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Top Reviews From igougo

Whoever wrote the first review isn't very educated. Of course the San Antonio Zoo has more animals in better enclosures they have ... more on igougo

People think of San Diego, they think, "Wow, I really want to go to the zoo." When people think of Austin, they think, "Wow, Austin ... more on igougo

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