Detroit Zoo

The Detroit Zoological Park, commonly known as the Detroit Zoo, is located about 2 miles north of the Detroit city limits at the intersection of Woodward Avenue, 10 Mile Road, and Interstate 696 in Royal Oak and Huntington Woods, Michigan. The Detroit Zoological Society, a non-profit organization, operates both the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Nature Zoo, located in the city of Detroit. The Detroit Zoological Society is responsible for the care and feeding of more than 1,800 vertebrates and 5,000 invertebrates representing over 270 species.
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Detroit Zoo

Open 362 Days a Year! 

Day after Labor Day - October 31
10:00 am - 5-00 pm

November 1 - March 31
10:00 am - 4:00 pm    
(Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.)

April 1 - Labor Day 
9:00 am - 5:00 pm    
(Wednesdays in July and August until 8:00 pm)  

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