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🦁 Zoos & Aquariums for Kids in Highland Park, TX

2 zoos, aquariums, and animal encounters rated and reviewed by families.

Activities & Venues in Highland Park

Dallas Zoo zoo in Dallas, TX🦁 Zoo
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Dallas Zoo

★4.5(23,482)$$7 mi away

The Dallas Zoo is Texas' largest zoo, sprawling across 106 acres with over 2,000 animals from around the world. Kids will be thrilled by up-close giraffe feeding experiences and the exciting monorail ride through the Giants of the Savanna exhibit, where zebras, elephants, and lions roam in expansive habitats that mimic the African plains.

🕑 4-5 hours for a full experience, or 2-3 hours if focusing on top highlights

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The Dallas World Aquarium aquarium in Dallas, TX🐠 Aquarium
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The Dallas World Aquarium

★4.4(28,318)$$4 mi away

The Dallas World Aquarium offers a unique multi-level adventure that's part rainforest, part aquarium. Kids will be mesmerized as they walk through a lush tropical canopy with free-roaming sloths, colorful birds, and playful monkeys before descending to an underwater tunnel where sharks and rays glide overhead,all in the heart of downtown Dallas.

🕑 2-3 hours

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