Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Tacoma (WA)

4 /5 Heather A Adams: This zoo is cute, but it’s not the best zoo. Views are lovely and if you catch the gardens and the right season, the plants are mesmerizing, but otherwise it’s pretty basic. There’s not a lot of food options and I don’t remember seeing the gift shop but the selection of animals is pretty basic. I have to also mention that I’m just not a zoo person, but I have been to the San Diego zoo, which I believe is one of the best ones in the nation and this one doesn’t compare to that. We did have the perfect day here with our niece and a big group of kids and they absolutely loved it Which kind of made it magical for us. I guess it’s all about the company that’s with you while you enjoy the zoo.

5 /5 Mandy Weaver: Lovely zoo! It is a small zoo, but they had a lot of animals to enjoy. Youre not going to find some of the bigger more popular animals (elephants, giraffe, hippos, rhinos, etc), but they do have some cool animals! The keeper talks for informative and the stage show was very cute and well done. The enclosures were spacious and the animals appeared healthy. Several enrichment items were in each enclosure. We will definitely go back next time we are in the Seattle area!

5 /5 Jennifer Fleig: Weve had a grandparents pass here for the last three years. Our grandchildren love coming here, ages 5, 8 and 11. Newest is almost 9 months. The kids in their 30s also enjoy it. We especially like the extra experiences you can purchase. Weve gifted 2 grandchildren and one of our kids a shark dive from the eye to eye shark dive. They all loved it! Kids need to be 8 years and older. They need to be accompanied by an adult in which a ticket must be purchased as well and adult must dive as well.

4 /5 Cynthia Shipley: Had a great time at the zoo last Friday. The grounds are kept up and the views of Mt. Rainier from the park are stunning. The entrance price is affordable and I enjoyed the free parking. I would say that the zoo could find ways to improve and work on reopening their closed exhibits.

5 /5 Melanie Rehkamp: Bought our tickets in advance. Only issue was there scanner wouldnt scan the codes so we still needed to go to a window. We got there early got good parking. Did the park and gift shop in 2 hours with 3 kiddos. It was fun but I do wish they had some more animals. They have this little garden play area which was great for a break for our little one with special needs.