Tour of the Famous Kansas City Zoo - Getting to Know Animals in Naturalistic Settings

Kansas City has a number of exciting offerings for travelers of all age groups and interest areas. Those who want to spend time in Kansas City with families should try the Kansas City Zoo. It has been voted time and again as one of the best ways to combine fun and learning and gives parents and children a chance to have lots of fun together.

The Kansas City Zoological Park, as it is formally known has been built in the Swope Park over a land area of 202 acres, which gives it the distinction of being the 10th in the list of the biggest zoos in the United States of America. The year 2008 saw the zoo being voted as one of the premier institutions of its kind in the country.

The zoo is known for some of the most extensive exhibits such as the Australian Animals and Exhibits category. The African Animals and Exhibits section has been voted one of the best of its kind, with one of the most diverse collections of African animals from all over.

The zoo is now 101 years old in the year 2010, having been opened to public on the 13th of December 1909.

The Kansas City Zoo is open to public through the year, except on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. During the week the zoo is kept open from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM and on the weekends it remains open from 9:30 Am to 5:00 PM.