The 10 Best Zoos for Kids

The Runners-Up

11. Saint Louis Zoo

12. Houston Zoo

13. Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

14. Indianapolis Zoo

15. Zoo Atlanta

16. Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, OK

17. Fort Worth Zoo, TX

18. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA

19. Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend, IN

20. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, NE

Thanks to Our Panel of Experts

The following zoo professionals served on the advisory board for this story: Jeff Flocken, International Affairs Specialist, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Division of International Conservation in Arlington, VA; Conrad Schmitt, zoo consultant, Kansas City, MO; Geralyn Warfield, director of Project WILD at the Council for Environmental Education in Houston and former director of education at the Houston Zoo; and Bruce Read, former director of the Birmingham Zoo and curator at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and currently a zoo consultant, St. Louis, MO.