Metro Richmond Zoo

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8300 Beaver Bridge Rd
Moseley, VA 23120
+1 (804) 739-5666
http://www.metrorichmondzoo.com
The Zoo opened to the public on April 22, 1995. Over the years, the Metro Richmond Zoo has grown to 120 acres. The Zoo is now home to over 2,000 animals, representing 180 different species from around the world.

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Sara C.
10/7/2025

My husband and I live about an hour and a half from Richmond, and once we heard they had a pygmy hippo, we'd been wanting to visit the Metro Richmond Zoo for a while. We finally made time and I'm...

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Kaytee C.
8/4/2025

I had such high hopes for this zoo. We drove from Hampton, VA. It was about a two hour drive, upon arrival I realized that there was no sign in the front stating you were arriving which was odd...

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Hayley R.
7/19/2025

While their animal roster was impressive for the size of the zoo, it was honestly sad the size of space some of the animals like tiger or snow leopard had in their exhibit. My back yard is bigger...

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Linnea E.
5/30/2025

Made a day trip down to Richmond just to see Poppy the baby pygmy hippo - she's so cute! Overall the zoo has an older/outdoorsy vibe to it which made for a nice walk. They also have a ton of...

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LeAn H.
4/13/2025

Finally came around to take the family here one weekend. We went several weeks ago and my youngest asks when the next time we will visit. Plenty of parking there, we went right when it opened up...

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