Houston Zoo Reviews

Awesome place for Family.Children will enjoy this Zoo as lots to see for them.

It's so beautiful and my daughters loved learning about the animals from the information charts that they have in front of each animals habitat

Beautiful place. But eating in there is very expensive.

We love coming to the Houston zoo, things are pretty restricted right now because of Covid but the brief walk around the zoo was lovely. They are always updating and changing things around. Makes the next visit that much more interesting.

It's always fun at the Houston zoo! Make sure you check out the elephants and also Max, the adopted dog that keep the elephants and the zoo keeper company.

Love going to zoo lights every year. Cooler days during school hours are a great time to bring the younger kiddos. Less crowded and more active animals.

I love the Houston Zoo. Even when it's super hot, there's plenty of shade and scattered buildings with AC. Their keeper talks are fun and informative for me and my kids. It's one of the few places for which we keep a yearly membership.

Love taking friends who are visiting, also a great place for kids. Things to know - (1) parking is rough so come early, (2) you can bring in food and drinks so do that and (3) wear sunglasses cause it s sunny but you can jump under trees for shade. Elephant enclosure is my favorite and make your way to the back for the gorillas and monkeys, really neat setup. MAKE A DONATION by the seals, Houston does a lot for the wildlife community so make a difference too.

My friend and I took our sons. It was his first birthday. We had a blast! Can't wait to do it again soon!

Great, beautiful lights at Houston zoo, we enjoy with my grandkids. 5

So many animals to see. I just wish they had more "cool" spots since it gets really hot in the summers.

Attended the holiday lights exhibit and really enjoyed the light show. Recently redesigned so it is much better than before.

The elephants were very interactive today, along with the enclosure it felt amazing seeing the animals. My three year old son loved it!!

Got to go for a discounted price which is why I have 4 stars. If I would of paid full price I would have been disappointed.

I actually went to an event that evening at the zoo and it was lovely

Family time. Had a great time. Kids from 1 to 15. 4 adults. Love the new habitats for animals. Love the extra tables around zoo areas. More places to sit and recharge.

There's a lot of different animals and its an awesome place to teach kids about different animals. I didn't even know some of these animals existed before today and now I have a new favorite animal.

We always have fun, it's nice that they bring some animals out for interactions.

I'm against zoos bit with 2 little ones who have always enjoyed Houston Zoo I really can't complain nor write a bad comment

Great experince had tons of space didnt feel like I was gonna catch coronavirus. If you visit please wear a mask to protect others and yourself.

It was good. Got there around 9 and was already packed. Thankfully we found a spot. There's many animals but not enough of 1 kind. I wanna go back in the late spring, early summer and check out the new exhibits that are supposed to be there. I felt like the gift shop, food and drinks were so expensive. The Zoo itself is expensive. $16 for children over 2 and $20 for kids 12 and up to adults. Hoping to purchase membership tickets next time. Maybe leave alot earlier to get better parking. I stay in New Caney so it already takes us 44 minutes to get there. Other than that it was fun and the kids enjoyed themselves seeing animals they arent normally around. I wanted to go to the BUG spot but strollers arent allowed.

This zoo is so green! It's so beautiful. By far the most beautiful one I've been to. The price isn't bad. Parking wasn't bad nor was getting to the location. I will definitely go again if I'm in town

It was well taken care of exterior speaking. Most of the animals were asleep.

fun experience. lots of animals and places to sit down and cool off.

Great place to take the family. if you like going to the zoo more than once a year I recommend buying a membership it's cheaper. Don't forget to pack a lunch and fluids the prices are pretty steep but they have great picnic locations.

Zoo lights is definitely not what ppl Hype it up to be . not for the price.

Nice place for kids.. even younger and older one can also enjoy here. There is wheelchair place available every where n they have a tiger v huge n big.

Very active animals at the Houston zoo... Always fun

I'm from the D.M.V area and our zoo is free as mater of fact our museums are free aswell but thats nit the reason for my star rating, staff being unprofessional and everything being so expensive not to mention your entry fee. Not worth it better off traveling somewhere where you can enter free and spend that money that would of otherwise been spent for an entry in the gift shop or food court.

Always a great time at the zoo! The staff is friendly and the food is great! Can't wait for the new exhibits to open!

It seems to get more expensive every year, but we love the zoo

It's a really nice zoo. I think they lack a hippo, big gator( for now) parking is impossible. Going to have a shoot out over that one day. City should help build two big garages or something.

Great zoo. Very entertaining and informative. Family friendly. Perfect place to spend the day with family.

Such fond memories of this place and even a decade later it still holds up to its legacy

Easy to navigate, kids loved it! Thank
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Plenty of things to do for toddlers. Specific area indoors where they can play house, explore through small caves, and fish . Petting zoo is at far end of the zoo so I recommend starting there first or else your kid will likely be wiped out by the time you get there lol tons of cool animals and you can t beat their Zoo lights during the Christmas time!

Staff inside zoo is friendly, honestly there's not enough animals here

Hardly any animals were able to be seen. Entire children's side was closed

Huge zoo. Couldn't explore half of it. If you are taking a toddler or preschooler go straight to the kids area. There is a petting zoo, a playground and a splashpad (remember little swimmers or you'll have to buy one if your child is still in diapers) my kids had so much fun and we will definitely be going back!

Well taken care of zoo and love the dragon exhibit.

My husband and I were amazed with the zoo, we enjoyed it as if we were children. We were able to meet species of animals that we did not even know existed. We have visited other zoos but this one surprised us. We walked around 3 hours and we needed more time to go through it all.

We took advantage of the first Tuesday of the month for the free visit.

The zoo is always great to go to. It's just really hor in the summer.

For the first time being here in Houston and going to the the zoo great time great adventure great animals and overall a great time I would recommend it

Amazing place no bee's out so yes it made my day happy

Splash pad was awesome. Must have been nap time for alot of the animals. Lol alot to look at though. My feet were hurting too much to finish looking but we had a great day.

Great visit, my only complaint is the parking. It was a MESS, being spring break there were more people, but the signage was poorly diaplayed, the additional lots they opened were all full as well, and we ended up paying $20 for parking at the rodeo event lots.

Loved seeing the baby elephant the bears playing and the gorillas enjoying their popsicles

Great variety of species. I recomend visiting when the weather is not so hot because it's a big place and walking under the sun of Houston can make you exhausted

Just to see the excitement of my daughter will always bring me back great family Time

It was a relaxing fun filled day with family. There were not many people which made it even better. They keep adding and updating the park which gave a wide variety of animals to look at and interact with.

The latest and current updates to the Zoo makes repeated trips worth it. The family loved the new food truck type food options. Quick service and delicious on food. Something we didn't know was you can bring your own food and beverages in, plus a cooler too. My biggest complaint was getting tickets to get in. There was only one ticket booth open and the staff seemed uncaring and very slow to do their job. It took almost 30min to get in, and that was when the line wasn't very long.

Great place to take the kids, the staff is friendly and helpful. And the kids naturally have a blast looking at all the cool exhibits and animals. Have taken my kids there many times over the years and they never got bored. Thankfully the lions stay in their pens and the snakes don't get out of their boxes. But if you like to touch animals & don't mind smelly goats, the children's petting zoo is the way to go.

Love the reptile room. There is never a dull moment at the zoo. The zoo is like my favorite place to be

Love bringing the family to the zoo! If you enter by the hospital's it seems like there's less traffic. The new African exhibits are really nice!

Not the cheapest thing for a family of six to do, but well worth it! We actually got a discount because we're members of our local smaller zoo. There is a reciprocal program. Lots of interesting animals. We spent five hours here. Could have spent more time, but they were closing.

Try to come once a year. Never left unhappy always left with an appreciation for nature and the beautiful animals. Have to say it can gets pricey when you come with the family. Tickets are quite expensive but it all goes into preservation of the zoo so I don t mind it. Zoo lights is something to see also in the winter.

The staff are incredible and the zoo is always clean. I love it!

Always love the zoo. Relaxing. Pretty landscaping and of course love the animals.

Lots of cool animals and exhibits. Most of the park has very little shade, so in the summer it's sweltering.

Zoo Lights was fun. Kids had lots of fun. Worth the price!

We visited the Zoo Lights last night and had rented a wheelchair for my mom. Rental rules are $10 no big deal, leave ID for return the equipment (completely understandable); however when returning the chair the staff had either lost my ID or worse given it to someone else. The employee in the booth had a very bad attitude as if I was the cause of her line getting long and impatient. The next person in charge said nothing and called for park management. At no time was their a "we are sorry", nor did they ever make any effort to make it better for the inconvenience they have caused me. Perhaps this happens so often they do not need to train staff of how to handle this and just go with "well nothing we can do and deal with it yourself" mentality.

Our family loves visiting this zoo. It can get really busy, but most times the crowds aren't too bad. Make sure to bring some water, it can get really hot when you're not in the shaded areas.

The zoo has an amazing collection and I got to see many animals I have never seen before!

I have young kids (2 and 4) and they had lots of fun.

However, I think it's overpriced for the size (especially with so much under construction right now) and it was just crazy full of field trip kids.

The zoo is always changing and fresh. My family loves how clean it always is. Best thing about the zoo is they allow food and drinks

Always enjoy seeing the animals the kids love it and the train

This was our first time going to the Houston zoo lights we enjoyed it probably will go back next year

Loved it kids enjoyed it alot n they r adding more 2 it.

I love the zoo I just wish there were more affordable options for food and drinks.

Love this zoo. Easy parking. Clean grounds. Exhibits were clean. Animals seemed healthy.

Wow...This was an amazing experience to see all wild animals in center of Houston City. An exceptional experience of being in Jungle. All Staffs so much committed in making the place look beautiful. An definitely must visit spot if your in Houston. Thanks!

Clean, no intense dung smell, and the animals looked healthy. I'll be taking my daughter here again.

It was a good place to see with varied number of animals. However, the website says here it closes at 830pm. But we were asked to leave earlier because it is actually closing at 7pm. It's kinda confusing. We weren't able to see everything and we thought we had ample time. Otherwise, such a nice place to spend with family.

Love it, so much to see and do. There is a building all about sea shells which I found fasinating as I love sea shell searching on the beach so it was neat to learn about them. The animals are always out which is nice too. Decent food as well. During Christmas time the whole place is lit up in Christmas lights. They have stuff going on all the time.

Loved that some of the major exhibits are both indoor and outdoor. We are able to enjoy watching the animals despite this Texas heat. There's also lots of shaded areas as you walk about which definitely made our experience more enjoyable. We will mostly likely revisit this place again in the future.

The animals are well cared for with protection from the heat, and despite that we still got to see all of them up close! The giraffe feeding is definitely worth the money. Zoo food is always expensive, but the portions are large and the food is actually very high quality. If visiting in the summer, remember to take breaks at the indoor exhibits! Construction is also going on right now, so you have to walk around it instead of through it when navigating, but we didn t really mind.

A great time.. on a beautiful day.. as far as parking goes... it was bad.. always take the shuttle...

Love this Houston Zoo. We are members and love going. During the summer there are plenty of places and exhibits to escape the heat. The African animals (gorillas, chimps, giraffes, rhinos) have a pretty great exhibit and for a couple of dollars you can feed the giraffes.

The elephants are a must see too. Check the daily schedule when you arrive for a list of daily feedings, enrichments, and keeper talks.

There is also a children's zoo with a playground, North American animals, and a petting zoo.

The bug exhibit is fantastic you should definitely check out the giant bugs and the wombat exhibit is right next to that. Natural encounters is a must see too.