Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
3411 Sherman Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808-1594
Tel: (260) 427-6800 Fax: (260) 427-6820
E-Mail: info@kidszoo.org
Explore the jungle or tour the Australian outback as you meet more than 1,500 animals on 38 beautifully landscaped acres. You'll find out why Child magazine named the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo one of the country's "Best Zoos for Kids!" Go on safari in search of tigers, giraffes, orangutans, kangaroos, and blacktip sharks! Kids will love petting goats, riding the miniature train, or taking a spin on the world's first Endangered Species Carousel. It's an adventure for the whole family!
Open seasonally from late April through mid-October.
Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc.
1200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46222-0309
Tel: (317) 630-2001 Fax: (317) 630-5153
E-Mail: info@indyzoo.com
Located in White River State Park downtown, the Indianapolis Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the American Association of Museums as a zoo, aquarium and botanical garden. The Indianapolis Zoo inspires local and global communities to celebrate, protect, and preserve our natural world through conservation, education, and research, and by providing an enriching and wondrous environment for our visitors and the animals in our care. The primary points where people connect with animals and plants are within the Zoo's "biomes," or collection of habitats. The biome concept presents approximately 250 species of animals and 1,700 species of plants together in simulated natural habitats. Highlights include the world's only underwater dolphin viewing dome, one of the country's largest shark touch pools, giraffe feeding, rhinos up close, and a growing herd of African elephants.
Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
2421 Bement Avenue
Evansville, IN 47720-8206
Tel: (812) 435-6143 Fax: (812) 435-6140
E-Mail: info@meskerparkzoo.com
This 70-acre zoo and botanic garden delights visitors with over 500 animals and hundreds of botanical species. Stroll the grounds and visit the African Panorama, Tropical Americas, Asian Valley, and Discovery Center. Children of all ages are sure to love the Children's Enchanted Forest where you can watch River Otters play, climb in a giant spider web, or talk to the parrots. This interactive exhibit, which opened in 2003, has been a very popular addition to the zoo. During your stay at the zoo, take a paddle boat ride on Lake Victoria, tour the zoo by tram, or enjoy the giant renovated ship aboard a bumper boat.
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is opened 365 days a year from 9am-4pm.
Potawatomi Zoo
500 S Greenlawn Avenue
South Bend, IN 46615-1341
Tel: (574) 235-9800 Fax: (574) 235-9080
The Potawatomi zoo displays over 600 animals on 23-wooded acres. The zoo was founded in 1902 making it the oldest zoo in Indiana. Special attractions include the Australia walk-a-bout where zoo visitors walk through the outback surrounded by kangaroo, wallaby, and emu. Zoo Farm includes many domestic animals such as goat, sheep, alpaca, and pigs. Your safari through Africa features lions, zebras, chimpanzees, warthogs, antelope and three species of old world monkeys. Trek through Asia to view red pandas, tigers, cranes, camels, takins, and two species of leopard. Explore the Americas home to bison, prairie dog, flamingo, giant tortoise, and alligators. The Learning Center is an indoor building that displays hundreds of animals including reptiles, amphibians, small primates, lemurs and fruit bats. The Zoo is open from Mid-March through December 1st.