Henry Vilas Zoo

Category: Zoo

Address: 702 S Randall Ave, Madison, WI 53715, USA

Phone: +16082664732

Opening hours

Sunday: 9:30AM–5PM

Monday: 9:30AM–5PM

Tuesday: 9:30AM–5PM

Wednesday: 9:30AM–5PM

Thursday: 9:30AM–5PM

Friday: 9:30AM–5PM

Saturday: 9:30AM–5PM

Reviews

Samantha Hiskey

Jun 11, 2022

This place is great!! I was honestly skeptical at first because we heard it was free and thought it wasn't going to be much. However to my surprise it had so many different animals there and a playground for kids!!this place is great to take the little ones or if you are just looking to walk around and explore for a bit.

Jessie Hernandez

Jun 2, 2022

Such a wonderful gem in Madison. The park is clean and the volunteers/workers are friendly. The animals are always fun to see and the fact that it's free still blows my mind. Nothing better than a nice stroll through the zoo on a sunny day with some Chocolate Shoppe ice cream too!

melody moe

May 22, 2022

I love this little zoo!! It's on the smaller side, but there are plenty of animals to visit. The updates and expansions they've done over the past few years to the enclosures have been great to see. It's a free zoo, but always still plan to bring a donation, because of course taking care of all these beautiful creatures is not free!

Mike Toral

Apr 23, 2022

After 10 months living in Madison, my son and I finally made it to the wonderful zoo! Free admission and a large number of animals to visit!! The zoo is laid out perfectly! Great place to spend an hour or an afternoon!! Will definitely come back and enjoy our time!!

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Questions & Answers

Does the Madison zoo have a Cheetah

jacki,james strawbridge | Aug 3, 2018
ERIC HARMON | Aug 4, 2018

No

Do thay have monkeys

Adreon wolf | Aug 3, 2019
Doreen Collier | Aug 4, 2019

Yes, they have primates: Orangutans, Lemurs....no chimpanzees or gorillas

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Can we bring our small dog with?

Steven Kohs | Aug 3, 2018
P Alvarez | Aug 4, 2018

Only service dogs are allowed and then only on certain areas of the zoo.

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Does this zoo have any giraffes?

Anastasia Stewart (TheRealMink) | Aug 3, 2019
Robert Fischer | Aug 4, 2019

Yes and they are beautiful.

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Is there tigers in the zoo

Nate Hoese | Aug 3, 2019
Mandi Gil | Aug 4, 2019

Yes

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Is there a restaurant in or near this zoo

Attracta O'Reilly | Aug 3, 2019
justin pruess | Aug 4, 2019

Yes glacier grill by the polar bear exhibit inside and there is a little stand outside as well.

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Is there a penguin exhibit?

WonderBae | Aug 3, 2019
Josh Hopkins | Aug 4, 2019

Yes, there is a penguin exhibit. There were quite a few penguins in there when i went

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Is there a beach there for the kids to go swimming? Is the sand and water nice?

Lori Graves | Aug 3, 2018
Arias Lee | Aug 4, 2018

Yes there is a nice little beach behind the zoo, its small but nice with sand normal lake water and life Guards up until 7pm but beech doesn't close until 10

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Is the zoo open today

Aurora Briano | Aug 3, 2018
Philip Walther | Aug 4, 2018

Yes from 9:30 to 5

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Is it free admission?

Savage Sammi | Aug 3, 2018
Dan Bevers | Aug 4, 2018

Yes...Free parking as well but limited..

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