Originally founded in 1900 as the Toledo Zoological Gardens after a woodchuck was donated to the city, the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium is today a popular and well-known zoo located southwest of downtown Toledo on Hippo Way. Built by the Works Progress Administration, the zoo continues to use many of the original historic buildings today.

Some of the Toledo Zoo’s exhibits include the Arctic Encounter, Cheetah Valley, Kingdom of the Apes, and the Tiger Terrace. The 178,000-gallon aquarium contains more than 3,000 exciting aquatic animals. Built in 1937, the aviary is one of the zoo's oldest buildings and is home to many interesting species of birds.

Address: 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH, Phone: 419-385-4040

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