Tulsa Zoo 🇺🇸

Spread across 84 acres inside Mohawk Park, the AZA-accredited Tulsa Zoo offers you an engaging wildlife experience managed by Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. As you explore the grounds, you will discover habitats showcasing animals from all over the globe. Head to the Asian-inspired Lost Kingdom complex to admire Malayan tigers, snow leopards, and Asian elephants inside the 2.5-acre Valley of the Elephant exhibit.

Step into The Rainforest building, where you can spot jaguars, dwarf caimans, and a green anaconda while rainforest birds, two-toed sloths, and Jamaican fruit bats roam freely overhead under a translucent ceiling canopy. You can also visit the outdoor Chimpanzee Connection to see chimps exploring cargo nets and ropes, or journey to the African Plains to observe lions, giraffes, meerkats, and southern white rhinos at the Mary K. Chapman Rhinoceros Reserve.

Don't miss the Helmerich Sea Lion Cove with its underwater viewing window, the Penguin Habitat featuring a wave action simulator, or the four-building Robert J. LaFortune Wild Life Trek. Finally, stop by the Children's Zoo contact yard, where you can interact directly with Nigerian dwarf goats, sheep, and other domestic animals.

What to see at Tulsa Zoo

• Lost Kingdom exhibit complex featuring Malayan tigers, snow leopards, and Asian elephants
• The Rainforest building with free-roaming birds, sloths, and bats alongside jaguars
• African Plains showcasing lions, giraffes, meerkats, and southern white rhinos
• Helmerich Sea Lion Cove featuring a saltwater pool and underwater viewing window
• Children's Zoo contact yard offering up-close interactions with goats and sheep

Visiting tips

Visit the indoor viewing areas at the Valley of the Elephant or the underwater viewing window at Helmerich Sea Lion Cove for great animal views.

How long: 2-4 hours · Best time: Daytime

How to get there & what’s nearby

Tulsa Zoo is easy to reach on Tulsa’s public transport, and pairs naturally with Philbrook Museum of Art. For where to stay, the weather and full itineraries, see our Tulsa travel guide.