Zoo Atlanta

Overview

Zoo Atlanta was founded in 1889, when businessman George V. Gress purchased a bankrupt traveling circus and donated the animals to the city of Atlanta. City leaders opted to house the collection in Grant Park, where the zoo remains to this day. The zoo’s original animals included a black bear, a jaguar, a hyena, a gazelle, a Mexican hog, lionesses, monkeys and camels. Today, Zoo Atlanta features more than 40 exhibits that are home to 800 animals from 200 species. Highlights include a five-acre African Plains and The Asian Forest that is home to the zoo’s giant pandas.

Quick Facts

Status

Existing

Locality or neighborhood

Atlanta

State or province

Georgia

Address

800 Cherokee Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 Google Maps · Apple Maps

Postal code

30315