Find a Zoo or Aquarium Near Me (2024)

Look for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium. This assures that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a better future for all living things.

As of September 2023 there are currently 237 AZA-accredited institutions. Please use the list below to look up accredited zoos and aquariums in alphabetical order by name.

You can also search for AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums by zip code:Find a zoo or aquarium near you.

If you are a member of your local AZA-accredited zoo or aquarium, you may be eligible for reciprocal admission to other participating facilities. Learn more about the AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program and find a list of participating facilities.

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Abilene Zoological Gardens, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Adventure Aquarium, N.J.
Accredited through March 2025

Africam Safari Park, Mexico
Accredited through March 2027

Akron Zoological Park, Ohio
Accredited through September 2026

Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska
Accredited through September 2027

Albuquerque Biological Park, N.M.
Accredited through September 2026

Alexandria Zoological Park, La.
Accredited through March 2024

Aquarium of Niagara, N.Y.
Accredited through March 2025

Aquarium of the Bay, Calif.
Accredited through March 2028

Aquarium of the Pacific, Calif.
Accredited through March 2026

Aquarium of the Port of Veracruz, Mexico
Accredited through March, 2025

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2026

Assiniboine Park Zoo, Canada
Accredited through September 2025

Atlantis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Accredited through March 2026

Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Accredited through March 2028

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, La.
Accredited through March 2025

Audubon Zoo, La.
Accredited through March 2024

Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, Fla.
Accredited through March 2028
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Baylor University Bear Habitat, Texas
Accredited through September 2026

Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, Bermuda
Accredited through March 2025

Binder Park Zoo, Mich.
Accredited through September 2025

Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Calif.
Accredited through March 2024

Birmingham Zoo, Ala.
Accredited through March 2028

Blank Park Zoo, Iowa
Accredited through September 2024

Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Ohio
Accredited through March 2027
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Bramble Park Zoo, S.D.
Accredited through September 2024

Brandywine Zoo, Del.
Accredited through September 2027

Brevard Zoo, Fla.
Accredited through March 2024

Bronx Zoo/WCS, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2024

Brookgreen Gardens, S.C.
Accredited through September 2024
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Buffalo Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2027

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Fla.
Accredited through March 2027

The Butterfly House, Mo.
Accredited through March 2025

Butterfly Pavilion, Colo.
Accredited through March 2026

Buttonwood Park Zoo, Mass.
Accredited through September 2024

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Calif.
Accredited through March 2027

Caldwell Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2026

California Science Center, Calif.
Accredited throughMarch 2027
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Cameron Park Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2027

Cape May County Park Zoo, N.J.
Accredited through September 2028

Capron Park Zoo, Mass.
Accredited through September 2027

Central Florida Zoological Park, Fla.
Accredited through March 2027

Central Park Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2025

Charles Paddock Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2025

Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, Tenn.
Accredited through September 2024

Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park, Colo.
Accredited through September 2026

Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo, Ill.
Accredited through September 2024

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Ohio
Accredited through September 2025
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Ohio
Accredited through September 2025

Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, Pa.
Accredited through September 2024

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Ohio
Accredited through September 2028

Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Minn.
Accredited through September 2026

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Conn.
Accredited through September 2024

Cosley Zoo, Ill.
Accredited through September 2026

CuriOdyssey, Calif.
Accredited through March 2027

Dakota Zoo, N.D.
Accredited through September 2028

Dallas World Aquarium, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Dallas Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2028

David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, Kan.
Accredited through September 2027

Denver Zoological Gardens, Colo.
Accredited through September 2028

Detroit Zoological Park, Mich.
Accredited through September 2027

Dickerson Park Zoo, Mo.
Accredited through September 2028

Disney's Animal Kingdom, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026

Dolphin Discovery Cozumel, Mexico
Accredited through March 2024

Dolphin Discovery Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Accredited through March 2024

Dolphin Discovery Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Accredited through March 2025

Dolphin Island, Singapore
Accredited through March 2026

El Paso Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Ellen Trout Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Elmwood Park Zoo, Pa.
Accredited through September 2027

Emirates Park Zoo, United Arab Emirates
Accredited through September 2028

Everland Zoo, South Korea
Accredited through September 2025

Florida Aquarium, The, Fla.
Accredited through March 2025

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, Ind.
Accredited through September 2024

Fort Worth Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Texas
Accredited through March 2025

Franklin Park Zoo, Mass.
Accredited through September 2025

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2027

Fundación Temaikèn, Argentina
Accredited through March 2028

Georgia Aquarium, Ga.
Accredited through March 2024

Gladys Porter Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2025

Great Plains Zoo, S.D.
Accredited through September 2027

Greensboro Science Center, N.C.
Accredited through September 2024
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Greenville Zoo, S.C.
Accredited through September 2024

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, Mont.
Accredited through September 2027

Happy Hollow Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2027

Henry Vilas Zoo, Wis.
Accredited through September 2024

Honolulu Zoo, Hawaii
Accredited through March 2025

Houston Zoo, Inc. Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Hutchinson Zoo, Kan.
Accredited through September 2024

Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park, Idaho
Accredited through September 2025

Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc., Ind.
Accredited through September 2026
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

International Crane Foundation, Wis.
Accredited through September 2024

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026

Jenkinson's Aquarium, N.J.
Accredited through March 2024

John Ball Zoological Gardens, Mich.
Accredited through September 2026

John G. Shedd Aquarium, Ill.
Accredited through March 2024

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Mo.
Accredited through September 2026

Lake Superior Zoo, Minn.
Accredited through September 2027

Landry's Downtown Aquarium - Denver, Colo.
Accredited through March 2026

Landry's Houston Aquarium, Inc., Texas
Accredited through March 2026

Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari, Nebraska
Accredited through September 2026

Lee Richardson Zoo, Kansas
Accredited through September 2027

Lehigh Valley Zoo, Penn.
Accredited through September 2026

Lincoln Children's Zoo, Nebraska
Accredited through September 2027

Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, Ill.
Accredited through September 2028

Lion Country Safari, Fla.
Accredited through March 2027

Little Rock Zoological Gardens, Arkansas
Accredited through September 2027

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Calif.
Accredited through March 2025

Los Angeles Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2028

Louisville Zoological Garden, Ky.
Accredited through March 2024
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Utah
Accredited through March 2025

Marineland, Fla.
Accredited through March 2027

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Inc., Conn.
Accredited through March 2024

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Md.
Accredited through September 2024

Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium, Tenn.
Accredited through March 2025

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden, Inc., Ind.
Accredited through September 2027

Miller Park Zoo, Ill.
Accredited through September 2024

Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Wis.
Accredited through September 2024

Minnesota Zoological Garden, Minn.
Accredited through September 2028

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Calif.
Accredited through March 2028

Montréal Biodôme, Canada
Accredited through September 2026

Moody Gardens Rainforest and Aquarium, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Fla.
Accredited through September 2025

Museum of Science, Mass.
Accredited through March 2025
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Mystic Aquarium, Conn.
Accredited through September2026

Naples Zoo, Fla.
Accredited through March 2027

Nashville Zoo, Tenn.
Accredited through March 2025

National Aquarium, Md.
Accredited through March 2028

National Aviary, Pa.
Accredited through September 2026

National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Iowa
Accredited Through March 2025
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

New England Aquarium, Mass.
Accredited through March 2027
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

New York Aquarium, N.Y.
Accredited through September2024

Newport Aquarium, Ky.
Accredited through March 2025

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, N.C.
Accredited through March 2028

North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
Accredited through March 2028

North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, N.C.
Accredited through March 2028

North Carolina Zoo, N.C.
Accredited through September 2026

Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo, Wis.
Accredited through September 2028

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Wash.
Accredited through September 2027

Oakland Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2024

Oceanogràfic Valencia, Spain
Accredited through March 2025

Ocean Park Corporation, Hong Kong
Accredited through March 2024

OdySea Aquarium, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2024

Oglebay's Good Zoo, W.Va.
Accredited through September 2024

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, Okla.
Accredited through September 2024
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Neb.
Accredited through September 2024

Oregon Coast Aquarium, Ore.
Accredited through March 2027

Oregon Zoo, Ore.
Accredited through September 2026

Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park, Fla.
Accredited through March 2028

Peoria Zoo, Ill.
Accredited through September 2024

Philadelphia Zoo, Pa.
Accredited through September 2025

Phoenix Zoo, The, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2028

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Wash.
Accredited through September 2028

Potawatomi Zoo, Ind.
Accredited through September 2025

Potter Park Zoological Gardens, Mich.
Accredited through September 2028

Prospect Park Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2025

Pueblo Zoo, Colo.
Accredited through September 2024

Queens Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2025

Racine Zoo, Wis.
Accredited through September 2028

Red River Zoo, N.D.
Accredited through September 2027

Reid Park Zoo, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2025

Ripley's Aquarium ofMyrtle Beach, S.C.
Accredited through March 2027

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, Canada
Accredited through September 2026

Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Tenn.
Accredited through March 2025

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, S.C.
Accredited through September 2026

Roger Williams Park Zoo, R.I.
Accredited through September 2027

Rolling Hills Zoo, Kan.
Accredited through September 2026

Roosevelt Park Zoo, N.D.
Accredited through September 2025

Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2024

Sacramento Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2024

Saginaw Children's Zoo, Mich.
Accredited through September 2025

Saint Louis Zoo, Mo.
Accredited through September 2025

San Antonio Zoological Society, Texas
Accredited through March 2024

San Diego Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2026
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Calif.
Accredited through March 2026
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

San Francisco Zoological Gardens, Calif.
Accredited through March 2027

Santa Barbara Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through March 2026

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Fla.
Accredited through September 2026

Scovill Zoo, Ill.
Accredited through September 2027

S.E.A. Aquarium, Singapore
Accredited through March 2026

SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort, Calif.
Accredited through March 2028

SEA LIFE Arizona Aquarium, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2027

SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium, N.C.
Accredited through September 2026

SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium, Texas
Accredited through March 2026

SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium, Mo.
Accredited through March 2025

SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium, Mich.
Accredited through March 2028

SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium, Fla.
Accredited through September 2028

Seas, The, Fla.
Accredited through March 2025

Seattle Aquarium, Wash.
Accredited through March 2024

SeaWorld Orlando, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026

SeaWorld San Antonio, Texas
Accredited through March 2028

SeaWorld San Diego, Calif.
Accredited through March 2026

Sedgwick County Zoo, Kan.
Accredited through September 2025

Seneca Park Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2024

Seoul Zoo, South Korea
Accredited through September 2025

Sequoia Park Zoo, Calif.
Accredited through September 2026

Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, Nev.
Accredited through March 2028

South Carolina Aquarium, S.C.
Accredited through March 2028

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Fla.
Accredited through September 2026

Staten Island Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2025

Steinhart Aquarium, Calif.
Accredited through March 2026

Sunset Zoological Park, Kan.
Accredited through September 2025

Tennessee Aquarium, Tenn.
Accredited through March 2025

Texas State Aquarium, Texas
Accredited through March 2027

Toledo Zoological Gardens, Ohio
Accredited through September 2028

Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center, Kan.
Accredited through September 2028

Toronto Zoo, Canada
Accredited through March 2027

Tracy Aviary, Utah
Accredited through September 2025

Trevor Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2027

Tulsa Zoo, Okla.
Accredited through September 2028

Turtle Back Zoo, N.J.
Accredited through September 2027

Utah's Hogle Zoo, Utah
Accredited through September 2025

Utica Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2024

Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, Canada
Accredited throughSeptember 2024

Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, Va.
Accredited through March 2028

Virginia Living Museum, Va.
Accredited Through March2024
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)

Virginia Zoological Park, Va.
Accredited through September 2024

Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo, Mass.
Accredited through September 2025

Western North Carolina Nature Center, N.C.
Accredited through September 2026

Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, Canada
Accredited through September 2024

Wildlife Safari, Ore.
Accredited through September 2026

Wilds, The, Ohio
Accredited through September 2027

Wonders of Wildlife, Mo.
Accredited through March 2028

Woodland Park Zoo, Wash.
Accredited through September 2025

Zoo Atlanta, Ga.
Accredited through March2026

Zoo Boise, Idaho
Accredited through September 2028

Zoo de Granby, Canada
Accredited through September2025

Zoo Knoxville, Tenn.
Accredited through March 2026

Zoo Miami, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026

ZOOAMERICA NA Wildlife Park, Pa.
Accredited through September 2026

Zoológico de Cali, Colombia
Accredited through March 2027

ZooMontana, Mont.
Accredited through September 2025

ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026

The total number of AZA Accredited Related Facilities is 15. This information was updated in September 2023.

Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative, Iowa
Accredited through September 2024

B. Bryan Preserve, Calif.
Accredited through March 2028

Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center, Colo.
Accredited through September 2028

Duke University Lemur Center, N.C.
Accredited through March 2028

Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, Tenn.
Accredited through September 2028

Endangered Wolf Center, Mo.
Accredited through September 2027

Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, La.
Accredited through March 2025

Lemur Conservation Foundation, Fla.
Accredited through March 2027

Lubee Bat Conservancy, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026

Natural Encounters, Inc., Fla.
Accredited through March 2025

Pinola Conservancy, La.
Accredited through March 2024

Turtle Conservancy, Calif.
Accredited through March 2027

Turtle Survival Center, S.C.
Accredited through March 2025

White Oak Conservation Center, Fla.
Accredited through March 2024

Wilderness Wildlife Center, Pa.
Accredited through September 2027

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