Minnesota Zoo Reviews

A great outing every time! Grizzly bear put on quite a show in the water today! Great fun!

We love our season membership pass. It's always a treat to go see all the animals year round.

Food is pretty expensive but entrance fee is is really cheap

We love the zoo, but really really wish they had animals like: zebras, elephants, hippos, giraffes, etc. It's nice to see local animals, but when you pay this much to get in it would be nice to see the more exotic animas too.

Amazing stuff i dont know why i paid alot for to see the same in sea world

Go for Adult Night! It's not crowded due to no kids or strollers in the way. They offer this once a month, so sign up for the emails to know when it's coming up.

MN zoo is the best zoo in MN. They are very active in conversation efforts and their enclosure are appropriate for their animals. Always something new going on. I would highly recommend getting a membership.

Kids had a great time. Bring a swimsuit for kids in the splash pad.

Love the zoo, especially it's conservation efforts!!!

I'm a zoo teen here, and they are so nice. I practically grew up on the zoo. This is a great place, and a safe place to be.

They update their exhibits every few years to keep it fresh. The food court is reasonably overpriced, but still worth it for hot food. Tropics Trail is still my favorite after years of attending.

A little spendy, although for what you get it is worth it in the end of the day. If you plan to visit here more than once a year, get a membership! There is enough to keep you busy for a full day so I would say a membership is worthwhile because you could split it up into multiple days if you would like.

I usually am not one to go to a zoo because I don't believe in holding animals in captivity. However, I went to Health Partners/Park Nicollet's event held here for a sighting of 5,000 jack-o'-lanterns. I thought it seemed a little bit on organized but it was a beautiful and unforgettable exhibit. My partner and I are more interested in coming to the zoo after seeing the setup. I had been here once in school and from what I remember the animals are treated well.

Food was pretty expensive. Very beautiful place though.

I enjoy going to the zoo also enjoy the activities that they have their for kids

Great place. Always something going on. Costs money but it goes towards good causes, not just running the zoo.

Had a great time at the Jack-o-lantern spectscular was wonderful! Great job!

We have a zoo membership for the kids and spend a lot of weekends here. It's always a fun time, but new exhibits are needed.

Wish we had more time! So much we would have liked to spend more time on!

It was fun to be there but it seemed like you could only see half the animals and your time there is limited yet there is no discount on the pricing. you essentially have to pay full price for half the experience.

Love the zoo! From the goats to the pengiuns and monkeys, oh my!!! Oh, and the bird show is the best! I need to get a membership! One of my favorite Minnesota places!

Great place to take kids. My kids love the Minnesota zoo and would go any time.
It is neat and very well planned.

Well maintained zoo with a lot to see and nice facilities as well. We have a membership which is a great value if you have young kids and go a lot during the year.

A premiere U.S. zoo featuring Northern Hemisphere animals, birds and fish.

This zoo is a great spot to get the kids out and see something new. It was busy but not crowded when I went and that was on a Friday. Lots to see! Everytime I go I see something new! I didn't try any food, but there are food stands and a cafeteria style place to eat. I had a blast and I am def going to be back!

If traveling, this zoo is not worth it. Go to Omaha zoo instead.

We love the zoo! I would have given 5 stars, but the tapirs weren't out.

A nice place and fun for kids to visit and learn about exhibits.

One of the most generic zoo's I have ever been to. The setup is nice. The enclosures are nice. You can tell they spent some money and put effort into it, but the animal selection is pretty lame.

The entrance is a bit expensive compare to other states

I have been going to this zoo since I was a small child and this visit might have been the best. There are barely any people even when they are sold out compared to before so the animals are right out in front of the glass. You can say most animals right now but the Barnes are closed as well as most food related places.

Packed on the weekends so if you want to be able to not dodge strollers all day, go on a weekday.

Fantastic experience! We went through in a hurry so I could definitely make a return trip!

Went to the jack-o'-lantern spectacular and my kids loved it. 5k professionally carved pumpkins. Pretty impressive. You'll get your steps in.

Love this place. Get the year pass. It will save you in the long run

Love our zoo membership! My 2 young boys go nuts for the bird show.

The Minnesota zoo is fun year round! We love it so much we have a season pass!

Had a big family outing, Was allowed to bring a lunch in for everyone and loved that we could rent a motorized cart for someone who has troubles walking. Only down side was that a lot of the feedings/training were only 30min apart, hard to go from one place to the next in time. It was a great place to send the day

In the winter zoos aren't always fun, but at this zoo, there's a lot of fun things to do, indoors! I had a great time doing it all!

Fun place can spend lots of time here. Atleast go once a year.

There seems to be less animals every time I go to a zoo. The animals that were there were out and about though. Our daughter had a good time with her first visit here.

I went during covid... I actually preferred the experience over that of typical. My intelligence is probably very average, but I've always felt lost at mn zoo which makes a day at the zoo much longer. There was a clear path of movement to make it through the entire park without backtracking. Everyone was moving in one general direction so it felt less chaotic. Yes, there were less people than normal too. I appr coated less of the visual clutter of the push of toy sales etc. One improvement would be to sell healthy food options and soy milk...we aren't trying to eat all the sugar laden options but we did bring some things, my lil guy just got more hungry than I had expected.

We got to see the new baby tiger cub and mother. It was amazing to see. The zoo is well done. I feel some of the enclosures are a little too small, but otherwise it seems ok. The kangaroo exhibit was great. The second time we saw it the kangaroos were close to the trail. It was frustrating to see people trying to touch them, when they make it clear no touching is allowed. People today are so ignorant and think the rules don't apply to them. There were too many free range parents that didn't tell their kids not to touch. I hate that people are so stupid they can't follow the rules. I guess they probably can't read or comprehend. I wish there were more zoo employees to deal with the throngs of walking idiots.

Very impressing zoo, lots of space and variety of exhibits.

I would have liked to see better beverage containers (no lids or straws). Very messy to drink and really no way to stroll and drink coffee as you walk in the zoo.

Great Butterfly garden, loved that exhibit. Also the tigers need more 'tiger time' something to stimulate them intellectually. They seem very bored and desperate to have something to do.

Overall I am very proud to have this zoo in my state!

I would not go there again. como zoo is beter for the kids

We love this zoo! Very clean, lots of things to see and do including a water splash pad for the kids! I have been here several times with my family and we always have a wonderful time : )

Saw Kangaroo Crossing and had a fantastic time. Kids really enjoyed the outdoor bird show. Clean facilities and friendly staff.

This zoo has all the usual things you would expect but in addition, they have information at many exhibits about conservation of each animal and suggestions for how everyday people can help. For example, I picked up a seafood guide that gives very specific suggestions for how to support sustainable fishing practices that keep our oceans healthy. This zoo also has many children's programs and some special music in the zoo nights for adults. Visitors to MN may enjoy the MN Trail which highlights our local wildlife and conservation efforts. I would highly recommend this zoo. Enjoy.

It's a large zoo with many animals. It's kept up pretty well, and there's people to answer questions. It's just very expensive. Entry and parking costs a lot.

There is plenty to do indoors on a winter day! It's amazing how much they can pack into the tropics area, so take your time. They are open 363 days a year. The food offerings had greatly improved since I was last there.

The wife and I can agree: this is the best zoo we've visited, and we've been to a lot of zoos. The sheer size of it allows for a roughly 3-4 hour visit; however, the design of the zoo allows you to easily pick and choose which sections you want to see and which ones you don't.

The exhibits? 10/10. Not only are they the cleanest exhibits we've seen, but they're also the largest. Seeing the bison have acres of land to graze was fantastic. A lot of zoos crowd them into tiny pens--and they're just one example of what the Minnesota Zoo does right. A+ guys, keep it up.

Clean and fun but cost our family of 4 $100 just for admission and a lunch. We won't be back anytime soon, for that reason.

Even in the rain there is plenty to see and explore.

Great zoo, tropics trail in winter is a delight. Great place for summer concerts

Had a great time with family. We went to see the kangaroos. Since I'm Australian and American, this was much fun. It was also amusing to see how differntly an American zoo presents the roos compared to Australian zoos. The best exhibit was also quite something.

Minnesota zoo has a great variety of animals. There's farm animals, tigers, tropical animals and fish, Minnesotan animals including a lynx, wolverine, eagle and many others. If you choose to walk around the entire zoo and take in a show like the bird show you can easily spend an entire day here.

The food court has a good variety to choose from.

Even in the wintertime, the indoor portion is worth it