Located on Cheyenne Mountain at 6,800 feet above sea level, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is the only mountain zoo in the States. This highly respected conservation park near downtown Colorado Springs was opened in 1926. It has over 700 animals representing 170 species and is famous for the largest herd of giraffes in the world. It is also famous for its unique design that allows visitors to get very close to the animals They can feed the giraffes, watch massive grizzly bears swim with fish, enjoy the antics of red-necked Australian wallabies, ride a carousel, and go to the zoo’s summit via the Mountaineer Sky Ride.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, Phone: 719-633-9925

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