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(editor's note: as we head toward the end of summer, it's always good to find a frugal family outing. After all, "Mom, I'm bored" is the most frequently heard phrase in the month of August. Carol Flynn from Oklahoma was good enough to send this list to us. Most zoos are relatively inexpensive and full of information and entertainment. If you're a member of one zoological society you may find that you can gain free entry to another through exchange privileges. Happy animal watching!)
ALABAMA-
Montgomery Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
ARKANSAS-
Little Rock Zoo
ARIZONA-
Navajo National Zoo & Botanical Park, Window Rock
Reid Park Zoo, Tucson
CALIFORNIA-
Applegate Park Zoo, Merced
Chafee Zoological Gardens, Fresno
Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero
Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose
Los Angeles Zoo
Micke Grove Zoo, Lodi
Oakland Zoo
Sacramento Zoo
San Diego Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sequola Park Zoo, Eureka
The Living Desert, Palm Desert
CANADA-
Econmuseum, Quebec
Jardin Zoologique
De Granby, Quebec
Riverview Park & zoo, Ontario
The Valley Zoo, Edmonton, Alberta
COLORADO-
Pueblo Zoological Gardens
CONNECTICUT-
Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-
National Zoo, Washington
FLORIDA-
Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
Central Florida Zoo, Lake Monroe
Dreher Park Zoo, West Palm Beach
Jacksonville Zoological Park
Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa
Miami Metrozoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, Gainsville
GEORGIA-
Chehaw Wild Animal Park, Albany
Zoo Atlanta
HAWAII-
Maui Zoo & Botanical Garden, Wailuku
Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu
IOWA
Blank Park Zoo of Des Moines
IDAHO
Ross Park Zoo, Pocatello
Tautphaus Park Zoo
Zoo Boise
ILLINOIS-
Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield
Cosley Animal Farm & Museum, Wheaton
Glen Oak Zoo, Peoria
Henson Robinson Zoo, Springfield
John G Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago
Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington
Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley
Scoville Children's Zoo, Decatur
INDIANA
Black Pine Animal Park, Albion
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Indianapolis Zoo
Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville
Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend
KANSAS
Brit Spaugh Zoo, Great Bend
Clay Center Zoo, Clay Center
Emporia Zoo
Hutchinson Zoo
Kansas Wildlife Exhibit, Wichita
Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City
Ralph Mitchell Zoo, Independence
Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
Sunset Zoo, Manhattan
Topeka Zoo
KENTUCKY-
Louisville Zoo
LOUISIANA-
Alexandria Zoo
Audobon Zoo, New Orleans
Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
Greater Baton Rouge Zoo
Louisiana Purchase Zoo, Monroe
Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard
MASSACHUSETTS-
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
Walter D. Stone, Boston
MARYLAND-
Baltimore Zoo
Catoctin Mountian Zoo Park, Thurmont
Salisbury Zoo
MICHIGAN
Belle Isle Zoo & Aquarium, Detroit
Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek
Clinch Park Zoo, Traverse City
Detroit Zoo
John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids
Potter Park Zoo, Lansing
Saginaw Children's Zoo
MINNESOTA-
Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth
Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
St. Paul's Como Zoo
MISSOURI-
Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield
Kansas City Zoo
St. Louis Zoo
MISSISSIPPI-
Hattisburg Zoo at Kamper Park
Jackson Zoo
NEW MEXICO
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park in Carlsbad
NEW YORK
Bronx Zoo, New York City
NORTH CAROLINA-
Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Aquarium at Pine Knolls
Aquarium on Roanoke Island
North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro
Soco Gardens Zoo - Maggie Valley
NORTH DAKOTA-
Chaninkapa, Wahpeton
Dakota Zoo, Bismark
NEBRASKA-
Folsom Children's Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Lincoln
Hertiage Zoo, Grand Island
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Riverside Zoo, Scottsbluff
NEW JERSEY-
Bergen County Zoo, Paramus
Cape May County Park Zoo
Cohanzick Zoo, Bridgeton
New Jersey State Aquarium, Camden
Turtleback Zoo, West Orange
NEW MEXICO-
Alameda PArk Zoo, Alamogorordo
Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque
NEW YORK-
Buffalo Zoo
Burnet Park Zoo, Syracuse
Ross Park Zoo, Binghamton
Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester
Staten Island Zoo
Trevor Zoo, Millbrook
Utica Zoo
OHIO
Ackron Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Colombus Zoo
Toledo Zoo
OKLAHOMA-
Oklahoma City Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
OREGON-
Oregon, Portland
PENNSYLVANIA-
Clyde Peeling's Reptile Land, Allenwood
Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
Philadelphia Zoo
Pittsburg Zoo
Zoo America, N A Wildlife Park, Hershey
RHODE ISLAND-
Roger Williams Park Zoo- Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA-
Greenville Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia
SOUTH DAKOTA-
Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum, Sioux Falls
TENNESSEE
Grassmere Wildlife Park, Nashville
Knoxville Zoo
Memphis Zoo & Aquarium
Nashville Zoo
Warner Park Zoo, Chattanooga
TEXAS-
Abilene Zoo
Austin Zoo
Caldwell Zoo, Tyler
Cameron Park Zoo, Waco
Dallas Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin
El Paso Zoo
Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville
San Antonio Zoo
The Texas Zoo, Victoria
UTAH-
Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City
Willow Park Zoo, Logan
VIRGINIA
Mill Mountian Zoo, Roanoke
Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk
WASHINGTON-
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens, Seattle
WISCONSIN-
Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison
Jo-Don Farms, Franksville
Milwaukee County Zoo
Ochsner Park Zoo, Baraboo
Racine Zoological Gardens
WEST VIRGINIA-
Olgebay's Good Children's Zoo, Wheeling
INSTITUTES OFFERING DISCOUNTED ADMISSION:
FLORIDA-
Parrot Jungle, Miami
The Zoo, Gulf Breeze
TEXAS-
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose
TENNESSEE-
Nashville Zoo
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