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- Opened: 1874
- Open: 360 days a year
- Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
- Hours in-season: March 1 - November 30, 2008: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Official Site: Philadelphia Zoo
- Hours off-season: December - February: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Official Site: Philadelphia Zoo
- Adult admission: $17.95 (in-season), $12.95 (off-season)Official Site: Philadelphia Zoo
- Children: $14.95 (2-11) (in-season), $12.95 (off-season)Official Site: Philadelphia Zoo
- Children 2 years and under free
- Channel 6 zooballoon: $10.00 (weekdays), $15.00 (weekends)
- Dodge wild earth: $3.00 (weekdays), $5.00 (weekends)
- PZ express train: $3.00
- Swan boats: $5.00
- Parking: $12.00
- Phone: 215-243-1100
- Fax: 215-243-5385
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The Philadelphia Zoo is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the nation's very first zoo.Frommer's: Philadelphia Zoo It sits on 42 acres and has almost 1,800 animals. When the zoo opened on July 1, 1874, admission price was twenty-five cents for adults and ten cents for children. Nearly 3,000 visitors attended the opening.Official Site: Philadelphia Zoo
Exhibits
- African Plains
- Australian Animals
- Bank of America Big Cat Falls
- Bear Country
- Bird Valley
- Carnivore Kingdom
- Children's Zoo
- Dodge Rare Animal Conservation Center
- Lemur Island
- McNeil Avian Center
- Monkey Junction
- My Wild Backyard
- Pachyderm House
- PECO Primate Reserve
- Prairie Dogs
- Reptile and Amphibian House
- Reptile Exercise Yard
- Small Mammal House
- Tortoise Trail
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Its FRIDAY!!!!! Getting ready for vacation in Philadelphia!!! Phillies, pretzels, hoagies, cheese steaks, the zoo,
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Surgery to remove a hernia on Klondike, a polar bear at the Philadelphia Zoo http://bit.ly/4Agi9L
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