Located on St. George's Island in the middle of Bow River, the Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden & Prehistoric Park is one of Canada's largest animal parks with more than 1,400 animals living in a variety of natural and diverse habitats.

The zoo features several ecosystems in which visitors can experience the animals as they would exist in the wild, including a unique nocturnal exhibit called Creatures of the Night; a Mesozoic landscape featuring 22 life-size dinosaur replicas known as Prehistoric Park; and the endangered ecosystems of Canada in the exclusive Canadian Wilds section.

If you are looking for fun things to do in Calgary with kids, this is a great place to visit. Explore the plains of Africa in the Destination Africa area, which showcases two African ecosystems, namely the African Savannah and TransAlta Rainforest, and is home to the largest indoor hippo habitat in North America.

1300 Zoo Road NE, Calgary, Canada, Phone: 1-800-588-9993

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