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Reciprocating Zoos

The following is the most recent list of zoos offering Columbus Zoo Members free or reduced admission. Participation in the reciprocity program does not guarantee free admission. Each participating zoo is responsible for determining their reciprocal admission policies.

The Columbus Zoo strongly recommends calling ahead before visiting a reciprocal zoo. This list is subject to change at any time.

Organization City State Admission Discount Additional Discount
Birmingham Zoo Brimingham  AL   50%  
Montgomery Zoo Montgomery AL   50%  
Little Rock Zoo Little Rock AR   50%  
Phoenix Zoo Phoenix AZ   50%  
Reid Park Zoo Tucson AZ   50%  
Aquarium of the Bay San Francisco CA   50%  
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro CA Free   10% discount at gift shop
Charles Paddock Zoo Atascadero CA   50%  
Coyote Point Museum San Mateo CA   50%  
Fresno Chaffee Zoo Fresno CA   50%  
Happy Hollow Zoo San Jose CA   50%  
Living Desert   Palm Desert CA   50%  
Los Angeles Zoo  Los Angeles CA   50%  
Oakland Zoo Oakland CA   50%  
Sacramento Zoo Sacramento CA   50%  
San Francisco Zoological Gardens San Francisco CA   50%  
Santa Ana Zoo Santa Ana CA   50%  
Santa Barbara Zoological Garden Santa Barbara CA   50%  
Sequoia Park Zoo Eureka CA   50%  
Toronto Zoo Scarborough Ontario, Canada   50%  
Granby Zoo Granby Quebec, Canada   50%  
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center Divide CO   50%  
Pueblo Zoo Pueblo CO   50%  
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo Bridgeport CT   50%  
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington DC Free   10% discount at gift shop
Brandywine Zoo Wilmington DE Free    
Brevard Zoo Melbourne FL   50%  
Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Sanford FL   50%  
Florida Aquarium Tampa FL   50%  
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Jacksonville FL   50%  
Zoo Miami Miami FL   50%  
Mote Marine Aquarium Sarasota FL   50%  
Naples Zoo  Naples FL     $4 off adult and $2 off child admission
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park West Palm Beach FL   50%  
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Saint Augustine FL   20%  
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Tampa  FL   50%  
Chehaw Wild Animal Park Albany GA   50%  
Zoo Atlanta Atlanta  GA   50%  
Honolulu Zoo Honolulu HI   50%  
Blank Park Zoo Des Moines IA   50%  
Nat'l Miss.River Museum & Aquarium Dubuque IA   50%  
Tautphaus Park Zoo Idaho Falls ID   50%  
Zoo Boise Boise ID   50%  
Cosley Zoo Wheaton IL Free   25% discount at gift shop
Henson Robinson Zoo Springfield IL   50%  
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago IL Free   10% discount on retail, food, education programs, and ticketed events
Miller Park Zoo Bloomington IL   50%  
Niabi Zoological Society Coal Valley IL   50%  
Peoria Zoo Peoria IL   50%  
Scovill Zoo Decatur IL   50%  
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Evansville IN   50%  
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Fort Wayne IN   50%  
Potawatomi Zoo South Bend IN   50%  
David Traylor Zoo of Emporia Emporia KS Free   25% discount at gift shop
Hutchinson Zoo Hutchinson KS Free   20% discount at gift shop
Lee Richardson Zoo Garden City KS Free   10% discount at gift shop
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure Salina KS   50%  
Sedgwick County Zoo Wichita KS   50%  
Sunset Zoo Manhattan KS   50%  
Topeka Zoo Topeka KS   50% 10% discount at gift shop and 15 % on classes
Louisville Zoological Gardens Louisville KY   50%  
Alexandria Zoological Park Alexandria LA   50%  
Baton Rouge Zoo Baton Rouge LA   50%  
Buttonwood Park Zoo New Bedford MA   50%  
Capron Park Zoo Attelboro MA   50%  
Franklin Park Zoo Boston MA   50%  
Museum of Science Boston MA   50%  
Stone Zoo Stoneham MA   50%  
Parque Zoologico de Leon Leon Mexico   50%  
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Baltimore MD   50%  
Salisbury Zoological Park Salisbury MD Free   25% discount at gift shop
Binder Park Zoo Battle Creek MI   50%  
Children's Zoo at Celebration Square Saginaw MI   50%  
Detroit Zoological Park Detroit MI   50%  
John Ball Zoological Society Grand Rapids MI   50%  
Potter Park Zoological Gardens Lansing MI   50%  
Como Zoo Saint Paul MN Free   15% discount at gift shop
Minnesota Zoo Apple Valley MN   50%  
Dickerson Park Zoo Springfield MO   50%  
Kansas City Zoological Gardens Kansas City MO   50%  
St. Louis Zoological Park St. Louis MO Free   50% discount on Safari Pass
Wild Canid Survival and Research Center Eureka MO   50%  
Jackson Zoological Park Jackson MS   50%  
Zoo Montana Billings MT   50%  
Natural Science Center and Animal Discovery of Greensboro Greensboro NC   50%  
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Kure Beach NC   50%  
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores Atlantic Beach NC   50%  
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island Manteo NC   50%  
North Carolina Zoological Park Asheboro NC   50%  
Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville NC   50%  
Chahinkapa Zoo Wahpeton ND   50%  
Dakota Zoo Bismarck ND   50%  
Red River Zoo Fargo ND   50%  
Roosevelt Park Zoo Minot ND   50%  
Lincoln Children's Zoo Lincoln NE   50%  
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Omaha NE   50%  
Riverside Zoo Scottsbluff NE   50%  
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Holderness NH   50%  
Bergen County Zoological Park Paramus NJ   50%  
Cape May County Park  Zoo Cape May NJ Free   10% discount at gift shop
Turtle Back Zoo West Orange NJ   50%  
Alameda Park Zoo Alamogordo NM   50%  
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park Carlsbad NM   50%  
New Mexico Biopark Society Albuquerque NM   50%  
Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park  Binghamton NY   50%  
Buffalo Zoological Gardens Buffalo NY   50%  
Rosamond Gifford Zoo  Syracuse NY   50%  
Seneca Park Zoo Rochester NY   50%  
Staten Island Zoo Staten Island NY   50%  
Trevor Zoo Millbrook NY   50%  
African Safari Wildlife Park Port Clinton OH   50%  
Akron Zoo Akron OH   50%  
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Dayton OH   50%  
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Cincinnati OH   50%  
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland OH   50%  
Toledo Zoo Toledo OH   50%  
the Wilds Cumberland OH     50% discount on Safari Transport Pass
Oklahoma City Zoological Park Oklahoma City OK   50%  
Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum Tulsa OK   50%  
Oregon Zoo Portland OR   50%  
Wildlife Safari Winston OR   50%  
Elmwood Park Zoo Norristown  PA   50%  
Erie Zoo Erie PA   50%  
Lehigh Valley Zoo Schnecksville PA   50%  
National Aviary Pittsburgh PA   50%  
Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia PA   50%  
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Pittsburgh PA   50%  
ZooAmerica  Hershey PA   50%  
Roger Williams Park Zoo Providence RI   50%  
Greenville Zoo Greenville SC   50%  
Riverbanks Zoo & Botanical Gardens Columbia SC   50%  
Bramble Park Zoo Watertown SD   50%  
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History Souix Falls SD   50%  
Chattanooga Zoo Chattanooga TN   50%  
Knoxville Zoological Society Knoxville TN   50%  
Memphis Zoo Memphis TN   50%  
Nashville Zoo Nashville  TN   50%  
Abilene Zoo Abilene  TX   50%  
Caldwell Zoo Tyler TX   50%  
Cameron Park Zoo Waco TX   50%  
Dallas Zoo Dallas TX   50%  
El Paso Zoo El Paso TX   50%  
Ellen Trout Zoo Lufkin TX   50%  
Gladys Porter Zoo Brownsville TX   50%  
Houston Zoo Houston TX   50%  
San Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquarium San Antonio TX   50%  
Texas State Aquarium Corpus Christi TX   50%  
Tracy Aviary Salt Lake City UT   50%  
Utah's Hogle Zoo Salt Lake City UT   50%  
Mill Mountain Zoological Park Roanoke VA   50%  
Virginia Zoological Park Norfolk VA   50%  
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Tacoma WA   50%  
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle WA   50%  
Henry Vilas Zoo Madison WI Free   10% discount at gift shop
International Crane Foundation Baraboo WI   50%  
Milwaukee County Zoo Milwaukee WI   50%  
NEW Zoo Green Bay  WI   50%  
Racine Zoological Garden Racine WI   50%  
Oglebay's Good Zoo Wheeling WV   50%