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Blank Park Zoo


category : Zoos
Beautifully-landscaped 22-acre zoological park featuring naturalistic exhibits with more than 800 animals from five continents, including lions, tigers, sea lions, snow leopards, giraffe. Train ride, camel ride, gift shop and cafe. Discovery Center includes Iowa's largest collection of tropical plants, lynx, bat cave, butterfly garden, marmoset monkeys, a coral reef aquarium and hands-on water lab.


Admission: Fee
Hours: 10-5 May-Sep., 10-4 Oct.-Apr. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Address: 7401 SW 9th St.
Phone: 515-285-4722
Our Email: info@blankparkzoo.com
Our Website:www.blankparkzoo.com

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Blank Park Zoo

Beautifully-landscaped 22-acre zoological park featuring naturalistic exhibits with more than 800 animals from five continent...