Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Atlanta
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Atlanta that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Keeper talk or showOvernight stayRides and attractions
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo in Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta, opened in 1889, is a zoo in Atlanta, United States. Animals on show include elephant, vulture, gorilla and Orangutans.
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Immersive media attraction
Georgia Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Atlanta
Its seven principal galleries contain upwards of 11 million US gallons of water. Nothing larger existed between its opening in 2005 and 2012, the year S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore and China's Chimelong Ocean Kingdom surpassed it. It remains sixth in the world by size and the biggest anywhere in the United States.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 2 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.