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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 21 attractions in Grand Rapids
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Attraction type: Zoo
Address: 1300 W. Fulton St. Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Tel: 616.336.4301

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“Fun, Affordable Attraction”
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4 of 5 stars
birdlady07
Merrillville, Indiana
Sep 22, 2007

This small zoo has alot to offer. Very affordable and fun attractions. Some of the animals you will see are: flamingoes, monkeys, tigers, penguins, sea otters, bears, lizards, poison dart frogs, and wart hogs. I enjoyed the "Walk Through Budgies" animal encounter the most. I went into an enclosed area where the birds are and feed them some millet on... more

“Nice little zoo”
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4 of 5 stars
tymetraveler222
Bay City, Michigan
May 29, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

What a nice little zoo-well, not that little, but very easy to cover in a short period of time! Lots of major animals here, such as a wolf, monkeys, flamingoes (cool), warthogs, a new lion display, an aquariam, camels, etc. Couple of decent stores to shop in. The zoo is attached to a park, with swan boat rides. It costs... more

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1300 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Tel: 616.336.4301