Philadelphia zoo

philadelphia zoo
	CONTACT : 3400 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196, Phone: 215-243-1100, Fax: 215-243-5385.
About the zoo :    The Philadelphia Zoo’s 42-acre Victorian garden is home to nearly 1,300 animals and more than this, many of them are unusual and endangered. The Zoo, fulfilling its mission of conservation, science, education and recreation, supports and engages in conservation efforts to protect endangered species around the world. Cheetahs, hippos, giraffes and much more make the Zoo Philadelphia's important family attraction with over 1.2 million visitors last year. It is the first Zoo in America.The charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia was approved and signed on March 21, 1859. Due to the Civil War, however, it was another 15 years before America's first zoo was ready to open. The Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the Zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened. One of its assets, then and now, is John Penn's home, The Solitude, which sat on the land chosen for the Zoo. John Penn was the grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. The Solitude is considered to be Philadelphia's most precise and elegant expression of neoclassical style.
Open Hours : In-season Hours March 1 to October 31,2011 Daily.........9:30AM to 5.00PM.
Admission : Audubon Zoo General Admission     Adult - $18     Child (age 2-11) - $15     Child (under 2)  FREE     Members  FREE Channel 6 Zooballoon™     Adult and child (age 2-11) - $15 per person     Family 4-pack - $50     (Child under-2)  FREE Amazon Rainforest Carousel     All seated riders - $3 per person PZ Express Train     Adults and children - $3 per person Swan Boats (2 person minimum)     Adults and children - $6 per person Pony Ride (100 lb. weight limit)     Adults and children - $6 per person Draft Horse Ride     Adults and children - $6 per person Camel Ride     Adults and children - $6 per person Parking     Per vehicle** - $12
Events : African Lions in First Niagara Big Cat Falls  11:00 a.m. Vampire Bats in the Small Mammal House  11:30 a.m. Giant tortoises at Tortoise Trail   12:00 p.m. Penguins in Bird Valley   12:30 p.m. Treetop Trails on Impala Plaza   1:00 p.m. Giant river otters in Carnivore Kingdom  1:30 p.m. Giraffes at African Plains  2:00 p.m. Gorillas in PECO Primate Reserve  2:30 p.m. Cheetahs at the Cheetah Exhibit  3:00 p.m. Polar Bears at Bear Country   3:30 p.m.
Website : http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/