Indianapolis Zoological Society Reviews

We Love the Indy Zoo! It is amazing! Coming in the off season is so much fun!

One of my favorite zoo's.. will be much better when covid isn't slowing life down

Clean, affordable, and beautiful enclosures. Great variety of fun animals!

Enjoyed zoo very much. Animals appear as content as possible and well cared for. Seemed to have much closer viewing of most animals

Fantastic place to take your family. If you plan on visiting more then twice a year (and most people do) I suggest getting a family pass. It pays for itself very quickly and you get to bypass the lines at the entrance, get free parking and a discount for rides. The zoo also has great activities for children year round such as Zoo Boo for Halloween and Christmas at the Zoo.

Covid has turned the zoo into a long day trip with the lines

Over priced for what you get. Not family friendly on pricing for food, entry, parking etc.

Absolutely amazing will definitely be going again!!

Very plesant to visit considering the covid restrictions in place. Plenty of attractions in a relatively small inner city zoo.

Wonderful! So many things to enjoy for any age person.

My family and I absolutely love this blace! We have been taking our kids here since they were born, both are in college now!

Fun zoo even tho it feels more like an amusement park with a couple animals

Very small variety of animals, the penguins legit look depressed and i say that as a animal lover not as a critic. The employees are rude

It's a good walk. But they didn't apply my military discount and it wasn't worth the 60 bucks! Do yourselves a favor drive the 3 hours and see the Columbus Zoo.

Raised my kids in this zoo... we frequent the zoo for 20plus yrs. So many changes! Always, a great place to get educated on animal perservation.

It was fun a lot of kids good food and entertainment

It has a vast variety of animals from all continents.

Clean and friendly, just don't eat at the cafe. Stale bread and sour meat. My son had a blast but we will keep a cooler in the car next time

You can really tell that the Indianapolis Zoo has come a long way. Every year they are adding great new attractions. The gardens are a beautiful spot for walking around and taking pictures.

Even in the rain on a slow night, everyone was helpful and welcoming. Two special needs kids and no accessibility issues!

My daughter and our family enjoyed seeing all the animals and reptiles, etc. But it can get uncomfortably crowded.

Indianapolis zoo is constantly improving giving us reason to always want to come back . Can't Wait for the Japanese macaques in 2018

Food seemed to be really expensive. But the place was clean and well tended too. Would go again.

Great experience. Everyone must do the dolphin show!

Christmas at the Zoo (CATZ) has grown into a truly heart warming and beautiful Christmas environment. The addition of wine and beer sales makes it fun for all ages.

The way the zoo is setup and laid out is nice and not to close together. They have a wide variety of animals there. Most if not all of the staff is friendly and helpful. Now let's talk about price. For two adults and one child. $110 on a weekday. $8 for parking. So just to get into the building $118 Now if you didn't bring food. Bring EXTRA money for food. Over $3 for a bottle of water!! I felt pretty bad for the animals. They look sad and depressed inside there cage. But if I would go from my natural habitat to being locked up. I suppose I would look and act the same way. Now would I recommend this place to anyone/You...Well..If you have money to spend. And have never seen exotic animals before. Then yes. This place is for you. If you are on a budget/Cheap..Then no. This is not for you :-)

We came for Christmas at the Zoo and it was awesome.

No wait times I'm assuming due to Covid. I needed to wear a mask when I went which was no problem. The facilities were beautiful and the animals looked well cared for. I had a wonderful time.

Nice and clean place. Seems like a safe place to take young children also!

Fun experience, not all of the exhibits were open because of the cold and snow so that's understandable... we enjoyed the orangutan center and the dolphin aquarium very much.

Great place to have fun with the fam! Food overpriced. Love the dolphins exhibit.

Here you can spend a pleasant pleasant in the company of the family

Lots of friendly workers ... Good animal shows that are free ...
Bonus can feed the giraffe for $3.00

Heard great reviews, so we drove 2 hours to go. We saw a select few of animals, only 2 food locations were open. Won t return!

I've loved the atmosphere ever since I was a little kid. Everyone's so friendly

This zoo is a great place to take kids. In addition to all the usual animals at a zoo, they have a dolphin show which is included with admission (be sure to get there early as these tickets are first-come). The African Plains exhibit is very good, and they have a fun Orangutan exhibit which allows them to climb up outside on large cables. In the summer you can visit the butterfly exhibit. The zoo is a little expensive, so if you plan on going multiple times in a year, I would recommend the zoo annual pass. Also, the zoo train ride (extra charge) gives you a tour of the back of the zoo, so don't expect to see any animals while riding the train.

Clean, Fun zoo with lots to see and do! I love the fact that many of the
interactive exhibits are free with the cost of admission! For example, You can pet sharks and many other things of that nature! Definitely recommend and will be returning!

Windows to view animals filthy dirty, pens didn't look very clean. Grounds not as pretty as they used to be. Still a great time.

Loved the dolphin show! Great animal exhibits. Good conservation messages. But the gift shop was totally priced way too high.

Great place to take Kiddos to see different kinds of animals.

1. Parking isn't free. 2. The dolphin show is the worst I've never seen. 3. No gorillas. 4. No petting zoo. No chimpanzees. The city needs to take over the zoo and get it on par with other Zoos such as St. Louis.

My wife and I had a fanastic time together... went there to pick a delivery but got to see the animals plus what the zoo had to offer l0l We wont want to see what its like when it very busy thats for sure seems like no one ever saw an "wild" animal before.... fun tho for all you crazy families out there or just want to see but sadly when we were there the birds were a no go shame really wanted to see them since we love our tweet friends

Great place to go with family and friends. Always clean and friendly staff.
I would recommend it to anyone.

Good time. Great animals. Excellent exhibits. The dolphin show was great.

Staff is very knowledgable,polite, patient, clean!!! Something for all ages. Bathrooms spread out well, plenty of places to rest. Great bang for your buck!

Be there when gates open to see animals while it's cool and they're active!!!!!

I dont know if its my age but seeing the monkeys almost made me cry. They all looked so sad in captivity. And lots of the other exhibits weren't that great. Don't seem like the animals have much room in their areas to enjoy captive living. The zoo needs to expand living areas for these animals!!!

Was the greatest time ! So much fun I will definitely be back!

We had a wonderful time here!! The food and treats were pricey but we felt that the tickets themselves were a great value! We will come back again! The zoo is very clean and even though there were a lot of people there, we never had any trouble getting close to see any of the animals!

An amazing experience all around.. loved every part of the zoo especially are characteristic picutres.. will be returning

Paid for VIP tickets and then when I got there EVERYTHING that was in the VIP package was either closed or you STILL had to pay to(feed animals, ride rides and etc)
Never again will I be back.

Amazing place! There is something for the whole family to do.

Had fun with my nieces. The animals were really active

Really enjoyed the zoo here workers were really friendly too . Kids loved it....

Thoroughly enjoyed my time at the zoo. The price can be a bit steep, but there is so much to experience!

Went when it was snowing. Lots of animals were put away for the day. Wish they would have offered us a discounted price.

Not as nice as the Cincinnati or Columbus Zoo, but still worth going to if you are in Indianapolis.

Lots of fun for the kids and adults :) The dolphin show is by far my favorite! The zoo keepers do amazing job educating you on the animals and there care. Place is very clean, even the bathrooms. Prices are a little crazy for food and drinks though I mean $4 for a can of soda? I get it goes towards the animals, but just the admission alone is already up there and I'm sure if it was lower more people would buy or donate.