Added Dan Ashe, president of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), who grew up in Atlanta: “It’s the same physical space as the Grant Park Zoo of my childhood but completely different.” ...

Zoo Atlanta is located a mile south of Oakland Cemetery in Grant Park. No Atlanta Streetcar stops or MARTA train stations are available within walking distance, but the No. 832 bus stops by the ...

He donated the animals—including a hyena, a jaguar, and a camel—to the city of Atlanta. A hundred acres were reserved to house them in a new zoo at Grant Park. Forty years later the zoo’s ...

All active-duty, reserves, veterans, and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces will receive free admission to Zoo Atlanta; valid military ID required at Zoo Admissions. Regular admission rates ...