Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Vienna
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 Vienna that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Haus des Meeres – Aqua Terra Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Wien
It occupies a Second World War flak tower in the Esterházypark, in the sixth district, Mariahilf, and is made up chiefly of marine tanks and terraria. Things to do include Guided tours and Feedings.
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Behind-the-scenes tourParkingSensory and cognitive support
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
Zoo in Wien
Founded in 1752 by the Habsburgs within the grounds of Schönbrunn palace, the zoo occupies 17 hectares and holds about 7,800 animals of 700 species. Attendance has topped two million every year since 2006. The zoologist Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck has been director since 2020.
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View all Vienna listingsOur 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.