Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Thuringia
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 Thuringia that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt
Zoo in Erfurt
Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt, opened in 1959, is a zoo in Erfurt, Germany. Animals on show include Geparde, Zebramangusten, Kattas, Bisons and Löwen.
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Inselzoo Altenburg
Zoo in Altenburg
The zoo occupies an island in the Großer Teich at the southern edge of the old town, reached by a permanent bridge. In a viewer poll run by MDR in early 2008 it was named the prettiest zoo in the state and placed fourth across central Germany, behind Görlitz, Leipzig and Weißenfels.
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Child friendly
Tierpark Bad Liebenstein
Zoo in Bad Liebenstein
Tierpark Bad Liebenstein is a zoo in Bad Liebenstein, Germany. Animals on show include Flamingo, Krallenäffchen and Kookaburra.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Tierpark Suhl
Zoo in Suhl
Tierpark Suhl is a zoo in Suhl, Germany. Animals on show include Wildkatzen, Luchse, Kaninchen, Eichhörnchen and Poitou Riesenesel.
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Petting zooPlaygroundParking
Tiergarten Eisenberg
Zoo in Eisenberg
Two and a half hectares hold about 720 animals of 44 species, among them small domestic breeds, Australian and African mountain wildlife and native woodland animals. The park belongs to the German animal park association.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tour
Exotarium Oberhof
Zoo in Oberhof
Exotarium Oberhof is a zoo in Oberhof, Germany. Its exhibits include Amazonas-Großaquarium and Präsentationsraum.
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Playground
Tierpark Gera
Zoo in Gera
The park sits in the municipal forest at Martinsgrund, just outside the town, on terrain marked by deep gullies cut by erosion. Over 20 hectares hold some 600 animals of about 60 species. The stock is mostly from the northern hemisphere: fallow and red deer, roe, alpine ibex, wisent and Przewalski's horses.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 8 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.