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Houston Zoo

Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Drive
Houston TX 77030
713-533-6500
http://www.houstonzoo.org/
The Houston Zoo has been providing a "fun, unique, and inspirational experience fostering appreciation, knowledge, and care for the natural world." That is also the Houston Zoos mission. Patrons think they are meeting that mission just fine. The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston. The Zoo houses over 6,000 animals as a part of over 900 species that the zoo has to offer, and receives 1.8 million visitors each year and is the tenth most visited zoo in the United States. The zoo was founded in 1922 with a bison named Earl who was donated by a traveling circus. The Zoo and the adjacent Herman Park, close to the Texas Medical Center is a great place for family fun.
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