Toledo Zoo

When I lived in Ann Arbor, Mi I had a family membership to the zoo. We would go almost twice a month! It is great to visit in the winter! The Polar Bear cubs are adorable, and the elephant exhibit is great too. The African Savannah train ride is worth the extra bucks. And the kids love the merry-go-round because they like to pick their favorite animal to ride on! Check out the ice carving festival, and trick-or-treat party!

Military Discounts – Show your military ID at the admission gate and receive FREE admission. Immediate family members are eligible for the group rate discount. For family members of military personnel who are currently serving, please show your dependent card at the admission gate to be eligible for the group rate discount.

All Lucas County residents are admitted free into the Zoo every Monday between 10:00a.m. – Noon. You Must have a valid I.D. to take advantage of this offer, and it does NOT apply to holidays that fall on Mondays.

Great zoo, that keeps expanding!

It is nice and clean. We had lunch in the old lion cages that were made into seating.

I just remember feeling sorry for the polar bear, it was so hot and he was so caged in and all he did was pace.

I even have a Toledo Zoo baseball cap with a polar bear on it.

one of the best zoos in the world

I lived in Toledo for two years and took my kids to Zoo quite a few times.

My wife and I love zoos. We visit them every chance we get. The Toledo Zoo looked good enough to make me wait 3 hours for it to open in a town I knew nothing about. The suggestion that it is the 7th best zoo in the country had my expectations quite high.

The zoo we found did not live up to my expectations but was well worth the visit. Several of the exhibits deserve an honorable mention on Ultimate Zoos with the seal and polar bear exhibits standing out. Something let me down a bit though. I felt this zoo was more about the people visiting than it was about the animals living there. It was subtle but I felt it could have been better.

I would like to go back when I am not exhausted by the road (I had been driving since 1 AM when we hit Toledo) but you should definitely take a look here if you get a chance.