Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Connecticut
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 Connecticut that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Zoo in Bridgeport
Around 500 animals from more than 100 species are kept, and about 280,000 visitors come each year. There is also a carousel, one of few in the state.
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.