Connect Your Source for Zoo and Aquarium News and InsightsCurrently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums

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 March 2023 there are currently 238 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, Fla.
Accredited through March 2028
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)
Baylor University Bear Habitat, Texas
Accredited through September 2026
Bergen County Zoological Park, N.J.
Accredited through September 2023
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 2025
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 through March 2027
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)
Cameron Park Zoo, Texas
Accredited through March 2022 
Cape May County Park Zoo, N.J.
Accredited through September 2023
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 2023  
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 2023
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 2023
Detroit Zoological Park, Mich.
Accredited through September 2027
Dickerson Park Zoo, Mo.
Accredited through September 2023   
Discovery Cove, Fla.
Accredited through March 2026
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
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 and Delbridge Museum of Natural History, 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, 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 2023  
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
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park, N.M. 
Accredited through March 2023   
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 2023
Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium, Tenn.
Accredited through March 2025
Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden, Inc., Ind.
Accredited through September 2023 
Miller Park Zoo, Ill.
Accredited through September 2023
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Wis.
Accredited through September 2024
Minnesota Zoological Garden, Minn.
Accredited through September 2023
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 Life and Science, N.C.
Accredited through March 2027  
Museum of Science, Mass.
Accredited through March 2025
(also accredited by the American Alliance of Museums)
Mystic Aquarium, Conn.
Accredited through September 2026 
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 September 2024 
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 2023 
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 2023 
Philadelphia Zoo, Pa.
Accredited through September 2025 
Phoenix Zoo, The, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2028
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Wash.
Accredited through September 2023 
Potawatomi Zoo, Ind.
Accredited through September 2025 
Potter Park Zoological Gardens, Mich.
Accredited through September 2023 
Prospect Park Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2025 
Pueblo Zoo, Colo.
Accredited through September 2023 
Queens Zoo, N.Y. 
Accredited through September 2025 
Racine Zoo, Wis. 
Accredited through September 2023 
Red River Zoo, N.D.
Accredited through September 2027 
Reid Park Zoo, Ariz.
Accredited through March 2025
Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle 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 
Riverside Discovery Center, Neb.
Accredited through September 2023
Roger Williams Park Zoo, R.I.
Accredited through September 2023
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 Zoological Gardens, 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 2023
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
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, D.C.
Accredited through September 2024
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 2023
Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center, Kan.
Accredited through September 2023
Toronto Zoo, Canada
Accredited through March 2023
Tracy Aviary, Utah
Accredited through September 2025
Trevor Zoo, N.Y.
Accredited through September 2027
Tulsa Zoo, Okla.
Accredited through September 2023
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 through September 2024
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, Va.
Accredited through March 2028
Virginia Living Museum, Va.
Accredited Through March 2024
(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 March 2026
Zoo Boise, Idaho
Accredited through September 2023
Zoo de Granby, Canada
Accredited through September 2025
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  
 
 

Current Certified Related Facilities

The total number of AZA Certified Related Facilities is 15. This information was updated in September 2022.

Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative, Iowa
Certified through September 2024 
B. Bryan Preserve, Calif.
Certified through September 2023
Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center, Colo.
Certified through September 2023
Duke University Lemur Center, N.C.
Certified through March 2028
Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, Tenn.
Certified through September 2023
Endangered Wolf Center, Mo.
Certified through September 2027
Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, La. 
Certified through March 2025


Lemur Conservation Foundation, Fla.

Certified through March 2027
Lubee Bat Conservancy, Fla.
Certified through March 2026  
Natural Encounters, Inc., Fla.
Certified through March 2025
Pinola Conservancy, La.
Certified through March 2024
Turtle Conservancy, Calif.
Certified through March 2027
Turtle Survival Center, S.C.
Certified through March 2025
White Oak Conservation Center, Fla.
Certified through March 2024
Widerness Wildlife Center, Pa.
Certified through September 2027
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