Mill Mountain Zoo - Roanoke Zoos and Aquarium

Address: , Roanoke, VA , USA
Phone: +1 540 343 3241
Email: info@mmzoo.org
Website:www.mmzoo.org

Average Rating	3.5	3+ reviews from 2 sources
Epinions.com	5.0	2+ reviews
Frommers	0.0	1+ reviews

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Mill Mountain Zoo

Roanoke, VA , USA

Mill Mountain Zoo Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

The Mill Mountain Zoo exhibits over 50 species of exotic and native animals on a ten acre site in Roanoke, Virginia. Winding pathways and observation areas in an oriental setting provide close viewing of such animals as a Siberian Tiger, Red Pandas, Golden Lion Tamarins, Tree Kangaroos, and Snow ... more on Epinions.com
On top of Roanoke's Mill Mountain, off the Blue Ridge Parkway and alongside the famous Roanoke Star, is an AZA accredited five acre zoo that exhibits 50 plus species of mammals, birds and reptiles. Animals include a Siberian Tiger, Snow Leopards, Red Pandas, Japanese Macaques, Bald Eagle and much... more on Virginia.org
One of the two accredited zoos in Virginia (the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk being the other; see chapter 12), this one is home to more than 50 animal species, including snow leopards, monkeys, prairie dogs, hawks, red pandas, Japanese macaques, and a bald eagle. Its star is "Ruby," a solitary Siberia... more on Frommers
MILL MOUNTAIN ZOO exhibits 45 species of exotic and native animals on a ten acre site. Winding pathways and observation areas provide close viewing of such animals as a Siberian Tiger, Red Pandas, Golden Lion Tamarins, Hawks, Tree Kangaroos, and reptiles. A popular contact area includes goats and... more on aza.org
With its location atop Mill Mountain not being conducive to a major expansion, a proposal developed in 1984 to relocate the zoo to a 400-acre (1.6 kmÂ²) tract adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway as the Blue Ridge Zoo. This proposal was later abandoned in favor of the development of Virginia... more on Wikipedia.org

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5.0: LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS! OH MY!

If you happen to travel to Roanoke, Virginia, the Star City of the South, make sure you take time to stop by Mill Mountain Zoo. You'll turn into a kid again.'Tis true! 'Tis magic at the Mill ... pinki, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com
3.0: It is a so/so Zoo

This zoo is quaint and cute, but the animal selection is extremely limited (If I had wanted to see a deer, I would just go outside LOL) The zoo is clean and doesn't reek as bad as some zoos. ... juliejones, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com