Animal Discovery Center (temporarily closed?)

7.12.2022

The Animal Discovery Center is Stone Zoo’s learning center, but also contains exhibits for various reptiles, amphibians, and other smaller animals. According to different sources, the building is repurposed, having once been an elephant or giraffe house.

The building was closed during my visit, and seems to have been closed for some time. It looked like it may have been closed due to some visible construction on the left (I am not sure what the red structure is that they are building), but the zoo’s website cited the building as being closed in accordance with some sort of public guidance. If anyone knows any specifics on the temporary closure, I’d be interested to learn more.

Closed due to covid for some time.
Barn owl cage being built.

@PercideRolo do you know why they closed the ADC for COVID, but not close down the buildings at the Franklin Park Zoo?

I do not. I think because exit and enter same way so bottleneck.