Sponsored by Sedgwick County Zoo.
The Sedgwick County Zoo offers the opportunity to get up close and personal with animals! Experience something truly unique and make lasting memories with your friends and family.
Admission ranges from $15-$20, and children two and younger get in free.
There’s always something new to do at the Zoo. Here are some must-see attractions that are sure to appeal to the young, and young at heart.
CHILDREN’S FARMS
Operating Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
When the Zoo opened in 1971, it only had two exhibits: the American Farm and the Asian Farm.
Now named the Children’s Farms, this area houses more than 40 different breeds of animals. In the interactive area, you can pet and feed sheep and goats. Get close to horses, cows, camels, and more!
A cup of food is only $2, and can also be used to feed the koi found in ponds across the Zoo.
Fun Fact: Because of its excellent milk production, the Nigerian dwarf goat (a breed we have at the Children’s Farm) was chosen to participate in the Biosphere 2 program, an experiment to mimic a space colony where people spent two years sealed inside a self-contained dome with no outside support.
STINGRAY COVE
Operating Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $4 for members, $5 for non-members
At Stingray Cove you can get friendly with over 40 cownose rays and you might even get to touch a southern ray. Stingray Cove is also home to white spotted bamboo sharks and brown banded bamboo sharks.
For an additional $2 you’ll have these rays eating out of your hand – literally!
Fun Fact: stingrays and sharks have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage, not bone. They’re cartilaginous fish.
GIRAFFE FEEDING STATION
Operating Hours: 9 – 11 a.m. & 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Cost: $4 for members, $5 for non-members
See eye-to-eye with the world’s tallest animal. At the Giraffe Feeding Station, you’ll get to give our giraffes a delicious treat of romaine lettuce.
Come say hi to MJ and Kumi- our Reticulated Giraffes. They can’t wait to meet you and show off their spots and long black tongues.
Fun Fact: Giraffe’s tongues can be up to 18 inches long. Their strong, flexible tongues allow them to grasp leaves and strip them from branches.
SAFARI EXPRESS
Operating Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $4 for members, $5 for non-members
All aboard! Take a trip around the Zoo on the Martha C. Buford Safari Express.
Guests can hop on or off the Safari Express at two stations – the Main Station near the front of the Zoo and the Gorilla Station at the Downing Gorilla Forest.
On our electric train, you don’t have to worry about your return trip. All tickets can scan twice, so your round-trip journey is already booked.
Fun Fact: This train ride takes you past behind the scenes areas like quarantine, bee hives, and the hay barn.
BOAT RIDE
Operating Hours: 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $4 for members, $5 for non-members
Enjoy a relaxing journey as you set sail on the Conservation Cruise.
Float by Pelican Island, Elephants of the Zambezi River Valley, the North American Prairie, and the Downing Gorilla Forest Bridge.
Fun Fact: The depth of the water changes throughout the boat ride. While some areas are more than 15 feet deep, others are only 4 feet deep.
GO WILD PASS
Want to experience all these attractions? Get the Go Wild Attraction Pass!
At $16 for members and $20 for non-members, you get five passes for the price of four. These can be used at any Zoo attraction.
There’s no limit to how many times the pass can be scanned at a single attraction, so if you’re a family of 5 and all want to ride the train, one Go Wild Attraction Pass will let you all ride at a discount. Mix and match whichever experiences you want to do most.
There’s plenty to see and do at the Sedgwick County Zoo. And when you come with friends and family, that truly makes the experience unforgettable.
The Sedgwick County Zoo is dedicated to inspiring respect and conservation for wildlife and wild places. Home to nearly 3,000 animals of more than 400 different species, SCZ has been recognized with national and international awards for its support of field conservation programs and successful breeding of rare and endangered species. Opened in 1971, it has been ranked among the best zoos in the country and is the No. 1 outdoor family tourist attraction in Kansas.
