Audubon Zoo is located in New Orleans in Audubon Park on the bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute and was founded in 1914. It spreads over 58 acres and provides a home to more than 2,000 animals. Some of the major exhibits are: The Swamp Exhibit, an outdoor habitat with animals native to Louisiana such as black bears, river otters, raccoons, cottonmouth, colubrids, copperheads, and alligators; Reptile Encounter, which is home to the Komodo dragon, the beaded lizard, green anaconda, Gila monster, rattlesnake, reticulated python, Gaboon viper, caiman, and others; the Asia Exhibit features elephants, orangutans, and a tiger; Jaguar Jungle recreates the rainforests of South America with Mayan ruins, jaguars, sloths, spider monkeys, macaws, and anteaters.

Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118-4848, Phone: 504-581-4629

Henry Doorly Zoo Denver Zoo Cincinnati Zoo Pittsburgh Zoo Dallas Zoo Brookfield Zoo Bronx Zoo Houston Zoo Kansas City Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo Memphis Zoo Minnesota Zoo National Zoo Oakland Zoo Oklahoma City Zoo Oregon Zoo Philadelphia Zoo Phoenix Zoo Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Saint Louis Zoo San Antonio Zoo San Diego Zoo San Francisco Zoo Audubon Zoo Zoo Miami

Explore more: The USA > Zoos in the U.S.

Plan Your Trip

Get Ready to Go!

Need some more help?


Go to travel reservations.