At this popular zoo, you will have the opportunity to visit 6,230 individual animals. Roam from exhibit to exhibit including Gibbon Island, The Elephant Savanna, The Unseen New World, The Bamboo Trail, the Flamingo Lagoon and the Kangaroo Kickabout. You’ll experience the whole of the animal kingdom from gibbons to giraffes and reptiles to pandas, leopards, birds and more! In addition to seeing more than 6,000 animals and their new red panda, let out your inner animal at The Jungle Gym, the largest community-built playground of its kind in the country, built in 1998. With so many animal attractions and opportunities to monkey around, it’s no wonder the zoo has become the number one attraction in middle Tennessee since it opened in 1991.The 200-acre zoo is built on a historic farmhouse plantation on which the original 19th century house still remains.
Visitors of the zoo can tour the Historic Croft Home also known as the Grassmere Historic Home, its gardens and the Grassmere Historic Farm. Go from jungle life to the concrete jungle. The zoo is located just six miles southeast of downtown Nashville where you can find restaurants, shopping, music and even more history. With a range of activities to do and animals to see, it’s no wonder Tennesseans boast about the Nashville Zoo. Hotels in the area are a convenient way to access the zoo and everything it has to offer. When you stay with Choice Hotels near Nashville Zoo, you can enjoy our affordable rates and everything you need to recharge for another day with the animal kingdom! Book now!