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Houston Zoo

The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within in , Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 900 species.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baylor College of Medicine and Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center.

College
The is a private medical school in , , United States. The school was originally a college of Baylor University and was known as the Baylor University College of Medicine, but it separated from Baylor in 1969 and became an independent institution. is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Houston Zoo.

Hospital
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is a hospital located at neighborhood in , Texas. It is affiliated with the Memorial Hermann Health System. is situated 1,200 feet west of Houston Zoo.

Park
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is a 445-acre in , , situated at the southern end of the . The park is located to the immediate north end of the at and Brays Bayou, east of Rice University, and slightly west of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Texas Medical Center and Houston Museum District.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in south-central , Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the and west of Texas State Highway 288.

Suburb
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The is an association of 21 , cultural centers and community organizations located in , dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , , . In 2009, residents of supported a bill by Garnet Coleman that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property.

Houston Zoo

Latitude
29.71337° or 29° 42′ 48″ north
Longitude
-95.3919° or 95° 23′ 31″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
76X6PJ75+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51816626
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Geo­Names ID
7118114
Wiki­data ID
Q2753621
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Houston Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “休斯敦動物園”
  • Dutch: “Houston Zoo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات هيوستن”
  • French: “zoo de Houston”
  • French: “Zoo de Houston”
  • German: “Houston Zoo”
  • Japanese: “ヒューストン動物園”
  • Persian: “باغ وحش هیوستون”
  • Persian: “باغ‌وحش هیوستون”
  • Polish: “Ogród zoologiczny w Houston”
  • Russian: “Зоопарк Хьюстона”
  • Russian: “Хьюстонский зоопарк”
  • Serbian: “Зоолошки врт у Хјустону”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico de Houston”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico de Houston”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Texas Medical Center and Museum District.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Houston Zoo”. Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.