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Discussion in 'North America - General' started by MurphyFox, 28 May 2019.

  1. MurphyFox

    MurphyFox Well-Known Member

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    The ones that I have been to so far (I'm still young and in high school):

    Alaska SeaLife Center
    Bergen County Zoological Park
    Busch Gardens Tampa
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    Central Park Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Georgia Aquarium
    National Aquarium (Baltimore)
    New England Aquarium
    Philadelphia Zoo
    Roger Williams Park Zoo
    SeaWorld Orlando
    Seneca Park Zoo
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    Turtle Back Zoo
    ZooAmerica

    BONUS: the old National Aquarium in DC, which is now closed
     
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  2. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Just counting AZA ones:

    Como Park Zoo
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    Henry Vilas Zoo
    International Crane Foundation
    Minnesota Zoo
    Milwaukee County Zoo
    NEW Zoo
    Racine Zoo
    Saint Louis Zoo
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    Shedd Aquarium
     
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  3. Yi Qi

    Yi Qi Well-Known Member

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    Toronto Zoo
    Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
    Granby Zoo
    Lincoln Park Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo
    Shedd Aquarium
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
     
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  4. Hipporex

    Hipporex Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    1. Aquarium of the Bay
    2. Aquarium of the Pacific
    3. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
    4. Cameron Park Zoo
    5. Disney's Animal Kingdom
    6. Houston Zoo
    7. Los Angeles Zoo
    8. Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium
    9. Monterey Bay Aquarium
    10. Oakland Zoo
    11. Oregon Zoo
    12. Sacramento Zoo
    13. San Diego Zoo
    14. San Francisco Zoological Gardens
    15. Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens
    16. SeaWorld San Diego
    17. Sequoia Park Zoo
    18. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
    19. Smithsonian National Zoological Park
    20. Steinhart Aquarium at California Academy of Science
    21. Utah's Hogle Zoo
    22. Wildlife Safari
    Bonus
    1. Honolulu Zoo (was accredited when I visited but lost accreditation in 2016)
    2. National Aquarium in D.C. (closed in 2013)
     
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  5. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Firstly, welcome to ZooChat! Secondly, my total list will come up soon.
     
  6. MurphyFox

    MurphyFox Well-Known Member

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    I forgot to add The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
     
  7. SharkFinatic

    SharkFinatic Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    1. Denver Zoo
    2. Downtown Aquarium in Denver
    3. The Butterly Pavilion
    4. Phoenix Zoo
    5. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
    6. Reid Park Zoo
    7. Odysea Aquarium
    8. SEA Life Aquarium in Tempe
    9. San Diego Zoo
    10. SeaWorld San Diego
    11. Birch Aquarium at Scripps
    12. Aquarium of the Pacific
     
  8. Zoos Travelers

    Zoos Travelers New Member

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    Hello everyone, I'm new here as well, these are the AZA zoos and aquariums I've been to, started seriously traveling to zoo's about two and half years ago.
    1. San Diego Zoo
    2. San Diego Wildlife park
    3. San Diego Sea World
    4. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
    5. Downtown Aquarium in Denver
    6. Omaha Zoo
    7. Topeka Zoo
    8, Rolling Hills Zoo
    9. Sunset Zoo
    10. David Traylor Zoo Emporia
    11. Sedgwick County Zoo
    12. Oklahoma City Zoo
    13. Tulsa Zoo
    14. Sea World San Antonio
    15. San Antonio Zoo
    16. Blank Park Zoo
    17. Kansas City Zoo
    18. Sea Life Kansas City Aquarium
    19. Dickerson Park Zoo
    20. St. Louis Zoo
    21. Shedd Aquarium
    22. Indianapolis zoo
    23. Cincinnati zoo
    24. Newport Aquarium
    25. Sea World Orlando
    26. Discovery Cove
    27. Disney's Animal Kingdom
    28. Sea Life Orlando aquarium

    and several that are not accredited
     
  9. iluvwhales

    iluvwhales Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Zoos:
    Akron
    Bronx
    Brookfield (near Chicago)
    Buffalo
    Central Park (New York City)
    Cincinnati
    Cleveland
    Columbus
    Dallas
    Detroit
    Fort Worth
    Houston
    Lincoln Park (Chicago)
    National (Washington D.C.)
    Philadelphia
    Prospect Park (Brooklyn)
    Queens
    Rosamond Gifford (Syracuse, New York)
    San Diego
    Seneca Park (Rochester, New York)
    St. Louis
    Staten Island
    Toledo
    Toronto
    ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Hershey Park)
    Aquariums:
    Dallas World Aquarium and Zoo
    Niagara (Niagara Falls, NY, before it was AZA-accredited, if that counts)
    Mystic
    National (Washington D.C., before it was shut down)
    New York (Brooklyn)
    Shedd (Chicago)
    Safari & theme parks:
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    San Diego Safari Park
    SeaWorld San Diego
    The Wilds (Cumberland, Ohio)
     
  10. Anniella

    Anniella Well-Known Member

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    Vancouver Aquarium
    Seattle Aquarium
    Oregon Zoo
    Wildlife Safari
    Oakland Zoo
    San Francisco Zoo
    Steinhart Aquarium
    Sacramento Zoo
    Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Fresno Chaffee Zoo
    Los Angeles Zoo
    San Diego Safari Park
    San Diego Zoo
    SeaWorld San Diego
    San Antonio Zoo
    Saint Louis Zoo
    Binder Park Zoo
    National Zoo
    Bronx Zoo
    New York Aquarium

    Not the longest list I know, but that's what happens when you have a busy life. I might have missed a zoo or two, too.
     
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  11. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Here's the list, in (likely) chronological order. (Note that I am also sill in high school)
    1. Toronto Zoo
    2. Buffalo Zoo
    3. Aquarium of Niagara
    4. Seneca Park Zoo
    5. Rosamond Gifford Zoo
    6. Utica Zoo
    7. Erie Zoo
    8. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
    9. Columbus Zoo
    10. Cincinnati Zoo
    11. Toledo Zoo
    12. Detroit Zoo
    13. Smithsonian National Zoo
    14. Maryland Zoo
    15. National Aquarium (Baltimore)
    16. Philadelphia Zoo
    17. Binder Park Zoo
    18. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
    19. Brookfield Zoo
    20. Shedd Aquarium
    21. Lincoln Park Zoo
    22. Disney's Animal Kingdom
    23. The Seas (Epcot, Walt Disney World)
    24. ZooTampa at Lowry Park
    25. SeaWorld Orlando
    26. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
    27. Bronx Zoo
    28. Central Park Zoo
    29. Georgia Aquarium
    30. Zoo Atlanta
    31. Florida Aquarium
    32. Busch Gardens Tampa
    33. North Carolina Zoo
    34. Assiniboine Park Zoo
    35. Calgary Zoo
    36. Vancouver Aquarium
    37. Zoo de Granby
    38. SeaWorld San Diego
    39. San Diego Zoo
    40. San Diego Zoo Safari Park
    Plus one that I visited before they lost their accreditation: Pittsburgh Zoo.
     
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  12. iluvwhales

    iluvwhales Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Add Franklin Park Zoo and New England Aquarium to the list
     
  13. nczoofan

    nczoofan Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    • Franklin Park Zoo
    • New England Aquarium
    • Philly Zoo
    • NC Zoo
    • Greensboro science center
    • Rosamond gifford zoo
    • Bronx zoo
    • Prospect Park zoo
    • Central park zoo
    • Queens Zoo
    • NY Aquarium
    • Adventure Aquarium
    • San diego zoo
    • San diego zoo safari park
    • National Zoo
    • National aquarium
    • Maryland Zoo
    • Georgia Aquarium
    • Beardsley Zoo
    • Mystic Aquarium
    • Maritime aquarium
    • NC Aquarium - Pine Knoll Shores
    • NC Aquarium - Fort Fisher
    • Cape May County Zoo
    • ZooAmerica
    • SeaWorld San Diego
    • Roger Williams Park Zoo
    • Staten Island Zoo
    • Shedd Aquarium
    • Lincoln Park Zoo
    So 30 from memory, may be forgetting one or two. Gonna add 2 more to this list in the next 2 weeks.
     
  14. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I can now add Columbus, The Wilds, and Toledo.
     
  15. Calvin Stevens

    Calvin Stevens Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I know not all might be apart of the aza but here is where I have been to:
    Brookfield zoo
    Lincoln Park zoo
    Shedd Aquarium
    Racine zoo
    Milwaukee County zoo
    Minnesota zoo
    Como Park zoo
    Kansas City zoo
    St. Louis zoo
    Henson Robinson zoo
    Miller Park zoo
    Scovill zoo
    Washington Park zoo
    Potawatomi zoo
    Black Pine animal sanctuary
    Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
    Columbian Park zoo
    Indianapolis zoo
    Exotic Feline rescue center
    Mesker Park zoo
    Cincinnati zoo
    Louisville zoo
    Memphis zoo
    Nature Station at Land Between the Lakes
    Binder Park zoo
    John Ball zoo
    Potter Park zoo
    Detroit zoo
    Saginaw Children's Zoo
    Toronto zoo
    Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
    Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park
    Smithsonian National Zoological Park
    The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
    Philadelphia zoo
    Elmwood Park zoo
    San Diego zoo
    Munich zoo (Germany)
    Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
    Disney Animal Kingdom
    Clearwater Marine aquarium
    Sunken Gardens
     
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  16. MurphyFox

    MurphyFox Well-Known Member

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    Alaska SeaLife Center
    Bergen County Zoological Park
    Busch Gardens Tampa
    Discovert Cove
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    Elmwood Park Zoo
    Central Park Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Georgia Aquarium
    National Aquarium (Baltimore)
    New England Aquarium
    Philadelphia Zoo
    Roger Williams Park Zoo
    SeaWorld Orlando
    Seneca Park Zoo
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    Turtle Back Zoo
    ZooAmerica

    BONUS: the old National Aquarium in DC, which is now closed
     
  17. MurphyFox

    MurphyFox Well-Known Member

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    Update (including one I had forgotten about)

    Alaska SeaLife Center
    Bergen County Zoological Park
    Busch Gardens Tampa
    Discovert Cove
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    Elmwood Park Zoo
    Central Park Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Georgia Aquarium
    National Aquarium (Baltimore)
    New England Aquarium
    Philadelphia Zoo
    Roger Williams Park Zoo
    The Seas with Nemo and Friends
    SeaWorld Orlando
    Seneca Park Zoo
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    Turtle Back Zoo
    ZooAmerica

    BONUS: the old National Aquarium in DC, which is now closed
     
  18. MurphyFox

    MurphyFox Well-Known Member

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    Update

    Alaska SeaLife Center
    Bergen County Zoological Park
    Busch Gardens Tampa
    Discovert Cove
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    Elmwood Park Zoo
    Central Park Zoo
    Franklin Park Zoo
    Georgia Aquarium
    National Aquarium (Baltimore)
    New England Aquarium
    Philadelphia Zoo
    Roger Williams Park Zoo
    The Seas with Nemo and Friends
    SeaWorld Orlando
    Seneca Park Zoo
    Smithsonian National Zoo
    Stone Zoo
    Turtle Back Zoo
    ZooAmerica

    BONUS: the old National Aquarium in DC, which is now closed
     
  19. Thomas

    Thomas Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    For me
    Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    San Diego Zoo
    San Diego Zoo Safari Park
    Orange County Zoo
    Santa Ana Zoo
    Wildlife Learning Center
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    The Seas with Nemo and Friends
    Aquarium of the Pacific
    Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
    California Science Center
    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
    Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary
     
  20. NSU42

    NSU42 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Brooklyn
    St. Louis Zoo
    Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
    Sedgwick County Zoo
    Oklahoma City Zoo
    Detroit Zoo
    Minnesota Zoo
    Kansas City Zoo
    Brookfield Zoo
    Indianapolis Zoo
    Louisville Zoo
    Memphis Zoo
    Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
    Toledo Zoo
    Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
    Lincoln Park Zoo
    Zoo Knoxville
    Milwaukee County Zoo
    Great Plains Zoo
    Binder Park Zoo
    Mesker Park Zoo
    Como Zoo
    Henry Vilas Zoo
    Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo
    Blank Park Zoo
    John Ball Zoo
    Peoria Zoo
    Red River Zoo
    Tulsa Zoo
    Racine Zoo
    Topeka Zoo
    Lake Superior Zoo
    Miller Park Zoo
    Sunset Zoo
    Scovill Zoo
    Potter Park Zoo
    Saginaw Children’s Zoo
    Lincoln Children’s Zoo
    Chahinkapa Zoo
    International Crane Foundation
    African Safari Wildlife Park
    Potawatomi Zoo
    Bramble Park Zoo
    Cosley Zoo
    Shedd Aquarium
    National Mississippi River Aquarium & Museum
    Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
    SEA LIFE Kansas City
    Disney's Animal Kingdom

    I believe there's 48 total in that list. I'll be adding 4-5 from the San Diego area in less then a month.