Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-5755
Tel: (719) 633-9925 Fax: (719) 633-2254
E-Mail: info@cmzoo.org
No visit to Colorado’s Pikes Peak region is complete without a trip to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - America's only mountain zoo! Experience unforgettable adventures combining breathtaking mountain scenery with more than 750 animals from around the world, including the opportunity to hand-feed our magnificent giraffe herd in the award-winning African Rift Valley exhibit!
While visiting, you can come nose-to-nose with great apes, ride the 1920's historic carousel, enjoy the children's petting zoo and play area, and see the most spectacular views of Colorado Springs all in one place…. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo!
Founded in 1926, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Memorial Day to Labor Day) and to 5 p.m. (Labor Day to Memorial Day), with last admission of the day at 4 p.m. The Zoomobile and tram operate on a daily basis during the summer and on weekends only during the winter, as weather permits.
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
PO Box 713
Divide, CO 80814
Tel: (719) 687-9742 Fax: (719) 687-9742
E-Mail: darlene@wolfeducation.org
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is dedicated to educating the public about wolves, wolf dogs, foxes and coyotes. The wolf is an elusive animal and is not often seen in the wild, but through our guided tours you will have the opportunity to view them in a natural setting of pine trees, aspens and rock formations.
Our personalized one-hour walking tours through the sanctuary are both fun and educational. Each tour is conducted with small groups so that you can focus on the information presented and see the animals in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere.
We guarantee an up close view of the beautiful, majestic and elusive wolf. We consider ourselves not only a sanctuary for animals, but for people too!
Our mission is Education, Conservation and Protection -- If we can educate just one person a day, we feel we are making strides to preserve our diminishing ecosystem and protecting the wildlife that depend on it to survive.
Tour Times: Tuesday through Sunday - 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm by appointment only.
We are located just 40 minutes west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visit our web site for details and additional information about tour packages, photography opportunities and directions.
Denver Zoological Gardens
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205-4899
Tel: (303) 376-4800 Fax: (303) 376-4801
E-Mail: zoodirector@denverzoo.org
The Denver Zoo began in 1896 when the Mayor of Denver was presented a gift of a brown bear cub. Today, the Zoo houses more than 4,000 animals representing nearly 685 species, and the nation's first environmentally-friendly natural gas-powered zoo train. Denver Zoo is consistently one of the most visited zoos in the country and one of Colorado's most popular attractions.
The new 5,500 square-foot Dragons of Komodo exhibit for the rare Komodo dragon features the largest indoor habitat for Komodo dragons in North America. The Denver Zoo's other state-of-the-art exhibits include Tropical Discovery, an indoor rainforest where visitors journey past waterfalls, darkened caves, jungle ruins and tropical riverbank exhibits, and Primate Panorama, which spans seven acres and exhibits 29 of the world's most spectacular species of primates and features a one-acre habitat for the endangered western lowland gorilla.
Landry's Downtown Aquarium - Denver
700 Water Street
Denver, CO 80211-5210
Tel: (303) 561-4450 Fax: (303) 561-4465
Downtown Aquarium, at I-25 and 23rd Street, mixes family fun, upscale casual dining and spectacular marine life in the heart of Denver. Experience the variety of marine life in the spectacular million gallon exhibits featuring sharks, stingrays, lionfish and more. The exhibit features fourteen different eco-systems such as the dessert where you can see a rattlesnake up close or venture through a rainforest where you'll be captivated by the Sumatran tigers. You'll be amazed by what you might find lurking around each corner.
Pueblo Zoo
3455 Nuckolls Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81005-1234
Tel: (719) 561-1452 Fax: (719) 561-8686
E-Mail: zoo@coyotenet.net