Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Saxony-Anhalt
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 Saxony-Anhalt that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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On-site diningParking
Tiergarten Bernburg
Zoo in Bernburg
Tiergarten Bernburg, opened in 1909, is a zoo in Bernburg, Germany. Its exhibits include Afrika, Eurasien, Australien and Amerika.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningParking
Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg
Zoo in Magdeburg
Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg, opened in 1950, is a zoo in Magdeburg, Germany. Animals on show include Spitzmaulnashorn, Sibirische Tiger and Nördliche Zwergmeerkatze.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningDisability admission concession
Zoologischer Garten Halle
Zoo in Halle (Saale)
Nine hectares in all place it among the smaller German zoos, though a terraced layout around the hill makes the grounds seem bigger than they are.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourPetting zoo
Tierpark Bad Kösen
Zoo in Naumburg (Saale)
Tierpark Bad Kösen is a zoo in Naumburg (Saale), Germany. Animals on show include Bären, Papageien, Lamas, Alpakas and Hängebauch-Schweine.
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Tierpark Arche Noah Klötze
Zoo in Klötze
The municipally run park covers 1.75 hectares and holds around 150 animals in 20 species, with an emphasis on local wildlife such as red and fallow deer and wild boar. Farm and domestic stock includes goats, donkeys, pigeons, chickens, ducks, geese, guinea pigs and Cameroon sheep. There is a petting enclosure and a playground, and no admission is charged.
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Petting zoo
Tierpark Wittenberg
Zoo in Wittenberg
Tierpark Wittenberg is a zoo in Wittenberg, Germany.
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Tiergarten Halberstadt
Zoo in Halberstadt
Around ten hectares in the Spiegelsberge southwest of the town hold roughly 280 animals of 60 species.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 9 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.