Racine Zoo Reviews

I saw more Pokemon in this "zoo" than real animals.

This is a great zoo, especially for younger kids. The play areas throughout the zoo are great for quick play breaks. The animals seem happy, healthy, and friendly.

I had a fantastic time here with my granddaughter :) Each employee we encountered seemed to genuinely enjoy their job ! We are eagerly anticipating more visits this summer

Great small zoo, worth the drive. Reasonably priced. The animals are well taken care of. Perfect for younger children. Only zoo you can get up close and person to lions, monkeys etc without feeling rushed by a crowd of people. We love this zoo! Missing a star because is small and not a huge array of animals

Nice little outing for the kids. Perfect for small kids.

Perfect size for smaller kids, great staff and pretty lakeside location. The outback exhibit is a favorite!

All around it was nice...but i want to point out a few things... 1st the owl by the exit...why in the heck is there no room to fly? Thats wrong... 2nd. Mearcats why is there electeic fencing by them? Or by any of the animals, i also noticed them by zibras and sutch..how would u like being zapped? Get normal fencing that is so sick..... and many other cages were to small.... ur a zoo not a jail....

It is a fun and safe friendly place. Thank you for the friendly staff and the wonderful animal.

The Chinese lights display was awesome. The family loved it

Nice zoo for our small kids. I'm giving a lowering rating because the last time we went, it was closed for Brew Fest without warning. We live an hour away so I checked online to be sure it was open long enough to go in the afternoon. Everything said open until 6. After our hour long drive with excited toddlers, it was closed. Updating events and hours online would be nice...

Nice place for kids and adults. Limited animals but it's worth a visit.

We took the Grandkids & it USED to be free, but, now it costs, but, it's much bigger & much better than when I was a child!!

We can see the wild animals very nearer. Well organized.

The no longer fully honor the AZA memberships. Admission should have been free according to the AZA list (which we were directed to via the Racine Zoo website), but instead we were only given a partial discount.

Zoo is cute enough, more of a nice park with a couple of animals, but they really should honor the discounts the say online.

Fun zoo that let's you get close up with the animals. It was easy to walk through & all the animals seemed happy.
There was a wedding taking place the day we went. It looked like a nice venue.
Being located on the lake made for a great backdrop. It was cloudy when we first got there but the sun came out & it warmed up. The breeze from the lake made it very comfortable! The sounds of the waves were very refreshing!
Being able to walk through the kangaroo enclosure was so fun! It was my favorite part of the experience!

Some animals in cages, nothing special. They used to have kangaroos and wolves and a rhino and giraffe, but now they don't

My wife and I like to visit at least once a year. For a small zoo they have some great big cats. We like the fact that they are not behind glass when viewing outside. You can hear the noises they make including the lions roar. Admission is reasonable and the parking is free. I would highly recommend visiting during the summer months !

Fun for the kids and adults. I wish they had later hours.

Always a great place to stop. They are constantly improving the zoo and there are still the old favorites everybody loves.

My kids really enjoyed it, especially feeding the giraffes.

Too my grandchildren, totally enjoyed the afternoon.

Cheaper decent zoo to bring the family. The problem is that the few animals the have are always sleeping or just look sad and depressed...

Super cool zoo, lets's you be very close to the wildlife. Very unique experience I cant wait to come back

Sure, this isn't the best zoo you'll find in the Midwest but for Racine it's not bad! On the small side you can cover the entire park in a morning or afternoon at a leisurely pace. The big upside of this zoo is that they often host events like concerts, car shows and even a beer festival. Super nice staff and beautiful location right on the lake. Recommended in you're downtown Racine.

For the price it's a great place to spend a afternoon. Awesome playground for the kids.

Pretty small but they still have beautiful animals. My kids enjoy the little train ride they have. The park isn't bad either. My kids try to go all the time during summer time. One of the few places I can take my infants and toddlers they're amazed and amused every time.

Fun little zoo to enjoy when you want a quick visit.

Beautiful zoo! Enjoyed being there with my two grandchildren today! Ate at the cafe. Very good food! There was only one person there working so there was a long wait.

Small but does the trick. In covid times, this is a perfect zoo to visit.

Seen the Chinese lights and the zoo was beautiful at night!!

Great little zoo! A lot of things to do with the kids also.

They're doing their best with everything going on. The one way traffic was clear and a great idea so a trip to the zoo was possible at all. Hopefully they can safely open the indoor spaces soon so more animals can be seen.

Just recently went for a walk through with my lady and it was a nice little date, the animals are all really well taken care of. Got to see the rhinos butt heads a bit so it was pretty cool.

Small zoo with awesome features including a playground.

Great place for the kids! It's obviously not as big as Milwaukee but a awesome place to take a little bambino for a fun time to learn about animals!

The Racine zoo is always a great time. I've gone to this zoo ever since I was a kid and now my kids love it too!

Love the zoo but the workers are not the friendliest.

It's a nice zoo kind of small. Was upset because the giraffes were not out due to construction being done on their site but they did not disclose that on their website.

This is a nice little zoo that won't take too long to get through if your kids can't handle a full zoo day. The staff was very accommodating and friendly. Not many of the animals were out when we went, but the female lions were out and were happily trying to play with our umbrella through the glass. It was a riot! We would like to go back if we are ever in the area again!

Nice small town style zoo. Staff is always friendly

Beautiful setting for animals. Clean, open. They did an excellent job making it a nice place to live for the animals. Plenty of seating and a nice place to walk.

I've recently relocated to Racine. I took my brother and his girlfriend out in the downtown area to get better acquainted with the area. The zoo was a blast (home run in my book) it was early spring and many animals were eager to wander by the glass.

What a great zoo! Check out this park like place right on the shore of lake Michigan.

Very well kept zoo located on shore of Lake Michigan.

Nice little zoo. Saw a giraffe run laps around the pen.

I don't hate it, I just feel bad for enclosed animals

Took the family to the Chinese Lights. What a great experience!! Nicely Done

Animal Crackers jazz series at the zoo wonderful summer weds nights

This place doesn't deserve ANY stars, but I had to give at least that to be able to write my review.
Horrible place to take little ones in strollers! Most of the animal exhibits have 3 foot concrete walls or weeds/plants surrounding them which made it impossible for our Grandchildren to view unless we held them. The only animal we saw was a tiger that was sleeping...no other animals were out on 7/7/18 when the weather was 75 and Sunny! The goats in the "Petting farm" area were also very lethargic which didn't exactly thrill the little ones. We did manage to see a chipmunk and a bird on our way out though. BIGGEST waste of time and money!

I was here working and the grounds were very well kept animals were beautiful the staff helpful and kind

The zoo is not great at all so much has been changed - it used to be - probably never go again

Wonderful well-kept zoo with a great group of animals to see. The grandkids had a blast!!

Very friendly staff! Prices are great and the parking is free! The animals were being pretty active when we visited, which is always a plus!

wonderful place. the staff is nice and the exhibits are well thought out.

Terrible nothing open worker extremely rude. Minus 10 stars

The animals were up close and happy. The grounds are beautiful and flowers in bloom.

Fun small zoo and great prices however the animals all seemed bored and under-stimulated in the small enclosures. Not enough to make a return trip.