The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley is a top family destination, featuring a wide range of animal exhibits and immersive habitats from around the world. With interactive experiences like Discovery Bay and Tropics Trail, visitors can get up close with wildlife while learning about conservation. Open year-round, the Minnesota Zoo offers fun and educational adventures for animal lovers of all ages.
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Minnesota Zoo
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It’s a pretty good zoo. Decent variety of animals. Some really fun exhibits. The carousel was a big hit with my kids. A lot of variety of animals to pick on it. No lines for anything. The Treetop Trail was interesting… A fun idea to be above the zoo and animals. But it would have been a lot of fun if it was like a train that high to see everything. B/c it was hot and sunny up there. The splash pad area was fun. Recommend the bird show. It was really fun.
Wonderful , well maintained , well designed zoo. Love the sky walk way around the zoo. Its a nice stroll. You can see the nice bird eye view see animals below. Very nice ambience. The staffs are friendly too. The birds show is fantastic, fun, and interactive. Ample parking. But i wish there are more food choices in the zoo.
A magical experience for all ages! 🐾🌿
Minnesota Zoo is truly one of the best places to spend the day, whether you’re with family, friends, or just exploring on your own. The variety of animals is incredible — from majestic tigers 🐅 and playful bears 🐻 to exotic birds 🦜 and underwater wonders 🐠.
Minnesota Zoo is truly one of the best places to spend the day, whether you’re with family, friends, or just exploring on your own. The variety of animals is incredible — from majestic tigers 🐅 and playful bears 🐻 to exotic birds 🦜 and underwater wonders 🐠.
What I loved most was how spacious, clean, and well-designed the zoo is. Every section feels like its own little world — the Tropics Trail, the Northern Trail, the Discovery Bay… each one tells a story and brings you closer to nature. 🌍❤️
The staff were friendly and passionate, always happy to answer questions and help. The animals looked well cared for, and the environment felt safe, educational, and fun for everyone.
Perfect for a full-day adventure, with plenty of rest areas, food stands, and kid-friendly activities. Don’t miss the farm section — it’s a favorite! 🐐👧
Definitely a place I’ll return to — and highly recommend for anyone visiting Minnesota! 🎟️🦓
Had an amazing time. Hadn’t been to the MN Zoo in almost 20 yrs but WILL be going again sooner than that. 🥰 The animals all looked happy and healthy in their habitats. The bird show was more fun than we ever expected. 🥰 Well worth the visit. 😍 Definitely need more than 3 hours tho. There is so much to see and experience.
Always a great time no matter the season! We have done the zoo the day after Christmas and on a 90 degree day! Our family loves exploring together and see all of the animals! The treetop trail is a great path to take to switch things up and the breakfast at the zoo is yummy! We love starting our day off bright and early and spending time seeing the shows or hitting up the splash pad!
This zoo was so cute and we loved seeing the animatronic dinosaurs! They offered the standard animals that most zoos have but the grounds are beautiful, quite a bit of available shade, and easy to navigate. The skywalk offers a secondary method of seeing attractions from a higher viewpoint if you choose not to be on ground level with the animals. Our only complaint is the cost of food. We ate lunch there and got 3 burgers and tots, no drinks, and it was $75. It was a good, but pretty standard, burger; adequate but nothing to write home about. All in all, we’d go back in the future but bring our own food.
The zoo is a great activity for locals and tourists because it’s wonderfully designed to operate in all seasons. If it’s cold out, there’s fully indoor sections you can visit, the Tropics Trail is a dream on a cold winter day.
If you want to go on a walk on nice fall day, the Treetop Trail is high above the exhibits and great for a bird’s eye view. My personal favorite section is the newly designed Red Panda Forest where we have 2 pandas in residence. They could not be cuter! Happy to say that the zoo is clean, well cared for, and has something for everyone.
If you want to go on a walk on nice fall day, the Treetop Trail is high above the exhibits and great for a bird’s eye view. My personal favorite section is the newly designed Red Panda Forest where we have 2 pandas in residence. They could not be cuter! Happy to say that the zoo is clean, well cared for, and has something for everyone.
Very happy, I will go again next time. Except that the iced coffee I like is a little expensive, it costs 8 dollars a cup. Because the weather is hot, I still want to drink iced coffee no matter how expensive it is. Everything else is perfect. Love them.
