Zoo & WIldlife Parks
A visit to a zoo is a great way to introduce children to the animals and the nature. Tampa has some of the country’s most popular zoos.
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is One of the most family-friendly zoos in the country, the zoo has more than 1,000 animals spread across 56 acres (22 ha) of natural habitats. Hop along with a kangaroo, feed giraffes, and see white rhinos, stingrays, and lorikeets. Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo has many interactive exhibits designed to get you closer to animals than you ever imagined.
The Zoo is a globally recognized, accredited zoological society and one of the more popular tourist destinations in Tampa, Florida. We offer over 800,000 annual visitors the chance to learn about more than 1,200 animals in a way that’s exciting, interactive and fun. We also operate one of the world’s foremost breeding programs, helping to save some of our planet’s most threatened species from extinction. In addition to breeding, we are home to Florida’s premier manatee rescue and rehabilitation center, dedicated to the treatment and safe release of one of our state’s most famous resident animal species. Yet with all of this and so much more, we have one simple mission: to connect to the living earth for the protection of future generations of all species, including humans.
If you’re an animal lover planning a Florida family vacation, be sure not to miss the largest zoo in Tampa, FL – in fact, one of the largest zoos in all of North America – Busch Gardens® Tampa.
Sure the park is known for award-winning rollercoasters, world-class entertainment and live shows. But it’s also home to more than 12,000 animals belonging to more than 250 species – more than 30 of which are listed as threatened or endangered.
From the moment Busch Gardens opened in 1959 as a hospitality center for Anheuser Busch, animals were woven into the park’s culture. The bird gardens were the first to appear, giving visitors the opportunity to admire beautiful, exotic birds.
