Dallas Zoo
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🦒 Zoo · Dallas
4 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 35 min driveFrom Plano · Parking: Zoo lot about $12/car; or take the DART Red Line to Dallas Zoo station, right at the gate
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 4 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter
The largest and oldest zoo in Texas, 106 acres: the giraffe feeding platform in Giants of the Savanna is the highlight for a 2-year-old, the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo has goats to brush and a summer water play area, and older kids head for the elephants, lions, and reptile house.
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