Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo

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Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo

Photo: Allie_Caulfield · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

🦒 Zoo · Palo Alto

2 hours · $$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: Free parking at Rinconada Park
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

A small but excellent zoo (meerkats, flamingos, a bobcat) plus an indoor science floor designed for kids under 6 — two hours is just right.

💡 Tips
You must book a 2-hour time slot online; no walk-up tickets. The Rinconada Park playground is right next door.

What this place offers

✓small zoo
✓hands-on museum
✓indoor
✓outdoor
✓meerkats
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Palo Alto

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 56–86°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 58–76°F · 0% rain

Location

Palo Alto, California

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