Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Central Bohemian Region
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 Central Bohemian Region that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Keeper talk or showParking
Zoopark Zájezd
Zoo in Zájezd
One of the smallest zoological gardens in the country, it stands in a small village in the Kladno district by the D7 motorway, just under 17 km north-west of the capital's centre. It opened to visitors in autumn 2009 and holds an environment ministry licence. Over time it grew into two exhibition areas about 200 metres apart.
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Animal encounterPlaygroundKeeper talk or show
Zoopark Zelčín
Zoo in Hořín
The park covers eight hectares beside the Vraňany-Hořín shipping canal, five kilometres from Mělník. It concentrates on farm and domestic breeds, and every animal held may be touched. Several mixed-species paddocks can be entered on foot, with stroking and feeding permitted.
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Guided tour
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Zoo in Vlašim
Opened in June 2012, it keeps native Czech fauna, among them otters, lynx, martens, eagle owls, ravens, storks and other birds of prey. The animals arrive by way of a rescue station and cannot be returned to the wild because of lasting injury. Their individual histories are used to explain how wildlife comes to be hurt and what people can do about it.
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View all Central Bohemian Region listingsOur ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 3 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.