Virginia Zoological Park - Norfolk Zoos and Aquarium

  • Address: 3500 Granby Street,Norfolk, VA 23504-1313
  • Phone: 7574412374
  • Email:
  • Website:www.virginiazoo.org
Average Rating
3.0
 12+ reviews
from 4 sources
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 1+ reviews
Epinions.com
3.0
 4+ reviews
Yelp
2.5
 6+ reviews
Frommers
1.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $2

Virginia Zoological Park
3500 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23504-1313

Virginia Zoological Park Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The Virginia Zoological Park seeks to increase understanding of the world's flora and fauna and to add to the growing body of knowledge about them; to display animals respectfully, in a natural way that encourages their natural behavior; to conserve animals and their habitats; and to offer opport... more on Epinions.com
  • A world of awe and wonder awaits. Come stroll along our towering boardwalk on a walking safari through Africa, while you'll see animals big and small living in their naturalistic habitat. See the majestic giraffes, magnificent elephants and kingly lions. Keep a look out for rhinos and tigers, too... more on NorfolkCVB.com
  • As an accredited Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) facility, the Virginia Zoo exhibits over 350 animals, beautifully manicured grounds and offers a fun-filled day for all. For more than a century, the Virginia Zoo has demonstrated a commitment to wildlife, conservation and education. Open d... more on Virginia.org
  • On 53 acres adjacent to Norfolk's Lafayette Park and bordered by the Lafayette River, Virginia's state zoo is noted for its African plains exhibit. You can take a walking safari on the boardwalk and see rhinos, giraffes, and meerkats among the nearly 400 animals who live ... more on Frommers
  • The Virginia Zoological Park seeks to increase understanding of the world's flora and fauna and to add to the growing body of knowledge about them; to display animals respectfully, in a natural way that encourages their natural behavior; to conserve animals and their habitats; and to offer opport... more on aza.org

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5.0
Animals From A-Z

The Zoo was a great place to get out of the house, have family fun, and still be amazed. The animals area all there from Anaconda to ... By americanidiot095, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Virginia Zoological Park - Give it a chance and become happily surprised

After years of living in the area, I am both proud and amazed that our once "rinky dink" zoo has became such an attraction. I am not sure at the dollars involved in the grand remodeling project ... cmbonneville, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

3.0
cameron t. 's review

Beautiful grounds and a wonderful zoo to stroll through on a nice day. The down sides are it's very small and doesn't have a large variety of animals. ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

1.0
The New B-Movie Classic 'Virginia Needs Zoos!

This review is my entry in the Gardening Write Off hosted by Ginahill and ed-grover. I was invited to this write-off through some act of total randomness I'm sure, but after confirming that ... Vormancian, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

3.0
jennifer p. 's review

This zoo is not so big, but it has some nice exhibits. My favorite exhibit is the reptiles, because there are more to see and more detailed information ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

From downtown, go north on Monticello Ave., which merges with Granby St., to the zoo on the right

At 35th St

Hours

Daily 10am-5pm

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about Virginia Zoological Park on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.virginiazoo.org
  • http://www.virginia.org
  • http://www.norfolkcvb.com

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