Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Georgia
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 Georgia 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.
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Overnight stayPlaygroundRides and attractions
Chehaw Park
Zoo in Albany
Two sides are bounded by a clearwater bayou at the junction of the Kinchafoonee and Muckalee Creeks. Ground cover ranges from cypress swamp to climax hardwood forest and burn-managed pine and wiregrass.
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Petting zooParking
Wild Animal Safari, Pine Mountain
Zoo in Pine Mountain
Wild Animal Safari, Pine Mountain is a safari park in Pine Mountain, United States. Animals on show include zebras, llamas, bison, tigers and giraffes.
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Bear Hollow Zoo
Zoo in Athens
Bear Hollow Zoo is a zoo in Athens, United States. Animals on show include American Black Bear, North American River Otter, Beaver, Red Fox and American Alligator.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 5 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.