Philadelphia Zoo

The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of on the west bank of the . It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “باغ وحش فیلادلفیا” and “費城動物園”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Philadelphia Museum of Art and Letitia Street House.

Museum
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The is an art museum…

Historic house
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is a modest eighteenth-century house in West , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont District, Pennsylvania and Mantua.

Neighborhood
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Belmont District was a district that existed briefly…

Neighborhood
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is a in the section of , .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, , United States.

Philadelphia Zoo

Latitude
39.97178° or 39° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
-75.19629° or 75° 11′ 47″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
87F6XRC3+PF
Geo­Names ID
4560346
Wiki­data ID
Q3082266
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Philadelphia Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Zoo de Filadèlfia”
  • Cebuano: “Philadelphia Zoological Garden”
  • Chinese: “費城動物學會”
  • Chinese: “费城动物园”
  • Dutch: “Philadelphia Zoo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات فيلادلفيا”
  • Esperanto: “Filadelfia Bestoĝardeno”
  • French: “zoo de Philadelphie”
  • French: “Zoo de Philadelphie”
  • German: “Philadelphia Zoo”
  • Indonesian: “Kebun Binatang Philadelphia”
  • Italian: “Zoo di Filadelfia”
  • Japanese: “フィラデルフィア動物園”
  • Navajo: “Beeʼeldíílsánídi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
  • Persian: “باغ‌وحش فیلادلفیا”
  • Portuguese: “Zoológico da Filadélfia”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico de Filadelfia”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Brewerytown and Northwest Philadelphia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bird Lake Picnic Area and Claybord and Lewis Playground.

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Worth a closer look: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

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