Lowry Park Zoo
1101 West Sligh Avenue
Tampa, FL. 33604-5958
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, the region's only dedicated zoological garden, was carefully designed for endangered species conservation and to be a center for wild life education. The zoo has natural outdoor exhibits for more than 2,000 animals from Florida and similar habitats. Its facilities include a Native Florida Wildlife Center, manatee hospital, Asian Gardens, Primate World, Free-Flight Aviaries, Wallaroo Station children's zoo and Safari Africa exhibit. The Zoo provides the residents and visitors of greater Tampa Bay Area an affordable leisure destination with a variety of rides, shows and hands-on interactive exhibits designed to give young and old a memorable experience.