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From the plains of Africa to your own backyard, the Virginia Zoo has a world of wild discovery waiting for you. Open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. except New Years Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. The Virginia Zoo is located at 3500 Granby Street in Norfolk . For more information visit our website at www.virginiazoo.org or call (757) 441-2374.

 

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From the plains of Africa to your own backyard, the Virginia Zoo has a world of discovery waiting for you. Open year round, the Virginia Zoo offers family fun, education and excitement for everyone.

Travel to Africa and enter a world of wonderment. Just beyond the African market village lays an African savannah - home to giraffes, rhinos, mandrills, bongo and more. The boardwalk through Africa allows you to take a walking safari and experience the animals in their naturalistic habitats of Africa .

Wildlife from around the globe continues just around the corner - tigers, squirrel monkeys, ocelots and slithering snakes, just to name a few. You can even come nose to nose with a prairie dog in the interactive prairie dog habitat where viewing bubbles allow you to get up close and personal with these entertaining and magnificent creatures.

 

The Virginia Zoo is open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily except New Years Day , Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. The Virginia Zoo is located at 3500 Granby Street in Norfolk . Admission prices are $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors (age 62 and over), and $5.00 for children ages 2-11. For more information including information on special events, membership and more visit our website at www.virginiazoo.org or call (757) 441-2374. See you at the Zoo!

 

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Discover the world at the Virginia Zoo. Open year round, the Virginia Zoo offers family fun, education and excitement for everyone.

The adventure begins upon entering the zoo where fountains, that are as fun to play in as they are beautiful, await in the Compass Rose Plaza . See if you can stop a 5- foot, 17,500 lb. solid granite Kugel ball, with a globe etched on its surface, rotating on a thin stream of water. Whether having fun dancing in the waters of the fountains or taking a spin at changing the direction of the world, adventure awaits.

 

Just past the Compass Rose Plaza , you will travel to Africa and enter a world of wonderment. Enter the African market village and the African savannah - home to elephants, mandrills, zebras, meerkats, and more. Enjoy a breathtaking walking safari on the boardwalk and experience animals in their naturalistic habitats of Africa .

Experience wildlife from every corner of the globe as you continue just around the corner where you will find tigers, reptiles, ocelots and squirrel monkeys - just to name a few. You can even come nose to nose with a prairie dog in the interactive prairie dog habitat where viewing bubbles allow you to get up close and personal with these entertaining and magnificent creatures.

Finally, back home in Virginia , you can visit a replica of a working Virginia farm complete with barnyard friends and educational opportunities to learn about our rich Virginia farm history.

The Virginia Zoo is open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily except New Years Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. The Virginia Zoo is located at 3500 Granby Street in Norfolk . Admission prices are $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors (age 62 and over), and $5.00 for children ages 2-11. For more information including information on special events, membership and more visit our website at www.virginiazoo.org or call (757) 441-2374. See you at the Zoo!

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