Houston Zoo
Zoo · Houston, Texas
Fifty-five acres in Hermann Park holding more than six thousand animals from over nine hundred species, and by visitor numbers the second most visited zoo in the United States — around 2.1 million people a year. It sits between the Texas Medical Center and the Museum District, which makes it the easiest major attraction in Houston to fold into a day of other things.
6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Open daily 9 AM - 5 PM, LAST ENTRY 4 PM; some buildings open at 10 AM and the Goat Yard runs 9:30 - 4:30. ⚠ ALL TICKETS MUST BE RESERVED ONLINE — there are NO on-site sales — and 2026 uses FLEX PRICING that varies by date. ⚠ FREE ZOO DAY on the first Tuesday of most months, reservations required, BUT NOT IN JUNE, JULY OR AUGUST. ⚠ You may bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks in coolers, no glass. ⚠ Free Hermann Park lots fill by 10:30 AM at weekends.