Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Rhineland-Palatinate
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 Rhineland-Palatinate that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Child friendlyEducation programMobility equipment loan
Zoo Landau in der Pfalz
Zoo in Landau in der Pfalz
Zoo Landau in der Pfalz, opened in 1904, is a zoo in Landau, Germany.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyOn-site dining
Zoo Neuwied
Zoo in Neuwied
Zoo Neuwied is a zoo in Neuwied, Germany. Animals on show include Schimpanse, Löwe, Erdmännchen, Krokodil and Pinguin.
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Eifel-Zoo
Zoo in Lünebach
Around 400 animals are kept on a 30-hectare site. The zoo lies in the Bierbach valley, west of the B 410 road.
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Petting zooGuided tourEducation program
Kaiserslautern Zoo
Zoo in Kaiserslautern
Around 112 animal species and over 500 individual animals are presented on seven hectares, along with a nature trail.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningRides and attractions
Tiergarten Worms
Zoo in Worms
Opened in 1972, the park shows 80 species and more than 500 animals. Its work concentrates on the keeping and breeding of old domestic breeds.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Wildpark Daun
Zoo in Daun
Wildpark Daun is a zoo in Daun, Germany.
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Playground
Wildpark Rolandseck
Zoo in Remagen
Native wild animals and some domestic breeds are kept in open enclosures and aviaries, at Am Kasselbach 4.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Adler- und Wolfspark Kasselburg
Zoo in Pelm
Twenty hectares of ground wrap around the historic Kasselburg castle complex, taking in large areas of woodland and grassland. The park is one of four adventure parks on the Deutsche Wildstraße route.
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On-site dining
Greifvogelpark Saarburg
Zoo in Saarburg
Greifvogelpark Saarburg, opened in 2003, is a petting zoo in Saarburg, Germany.
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Parking
Wildpark Mainz-Gonsenheim
Zoo in Mainz
The site covers only about three hectares but matters to the city as local recreation ground, and city figures put annual visitors in the several hundred thousands. It also includes a rescue station that treats sick or injured wild birds.
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Playground
Wildpark Bad Marienberg
Zoo in Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Twenty hectares of woodland and meadow house around 100 animals, among them alpacas, wisent, rheas, red deer and wild boar. A four-kilometre circuit crosses the terrain and forms part of the Westerwaldsteig long-distance trail; entry is free all year round. There is a petting zoo and an adventure playground for children, and a separately run falconry next door puts on daily flying displays.
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Zoo Mainz
Zoo in Mainz
The name does not denote a single zoo but is a joint term for the public animal enclosures in the Gonsenheim game park and the municipal park. Together these hold around 300 animals of roughly 40 species.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 12 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.