Virginia Zoo 4.0 (reviews)

Meet elephants, lions, kangaroos, meerkats and more at Virginia Zoo. Are you ready to walk on the wild side? 

At this popular family destination, kids can go nose to nose with entertaining prairie dogs in their interactive habitat with viewing bubbles. Visit the traditional Virginia Barnyard for an up close view of friendly goats, cows and more. You can even explore snakes, lizards, frogs and more in the Reptile House!

Throughout your day at Virginia Zoo, kids can meet animals from ALL over the world. In fact, there are over 500 fury, feathered and scaly animal friends waiting to meet you!

The animals (and plants too!) include exotic representatives from Asia, Africa, Australia, North American and more.  You can venture to Africa-Okavango Delta and see impressive creatures big and small. Rhinos, giraffes, tortoises, lions, cheetahs and many more can be found here. 

Head to Asia next and see the Trail of the Tiger, through India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, to Sri Lanka, Philippines and more, you can explore some of Asia's most beautiful furry and feathered creatures 

You don't have to venture too far to see some of North America's finest creatures including the nation's new National Mammal, the bison. 

Explore Down Under and meet some of the coolest animals from the Australian continent, including kangaroos and wallabies, and even emus!

For those animal interactions, head to Zoo Farm, where kids and adults alike can moo with the cows, feel the fuzz of the sheep and even watch the prairie dogs dig holes!

Virginia Zoo also feature a host of gardens and plants too, which offer some peaceful moments in between the animal fun!

With fun events across the year to add to your animal experiences, plus birthday party fun if you want to celebrate your special day with the animals, Virginia Zoo has a WILD day out ready for you, so why are you waiting for? The animals are ready!