Wild Lights & Frosty Nights

See the Zoo like never before, transformed into a glowing winter wonderland!

Select nights through Dec. 31

have a wild night

MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO
10001 W BLUEMOUND RD
MILWAUKEE, WI 53226

9:30 AM-2:30 PM WEEKDAYS
9:30 AM-4:30PM WEEKENDS
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New Train Engine Joins the Zoo

We’re thrilled to welcome Engine No. 2025 to the North Shore Bank Safari Train fleet!

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Rhinos Return — Now Open

This winter, get to know our Eastern black rhinos in the new Rhino Care Center!

meet the rhinos

Give a Gift to the Animals

This season, the Zoo’s animals are hoping for a few new gifts to use as enrichment. And through the Giving Tree, wishes really do come true!

all the wishes

Fall-Winter Wild Connections Tours

Back by popular demand, reindeer encounters are now available!

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Stomp for the Animals

Bundle up and run/walk with us to honor the legacy of Samson, the silverback gorilla.

Sunday, Jan. 18

 

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