Akron Zoo
The Akron Zoo, officially known as the Akron Zoological Park, is a non-profit zoo located just west of downtown in Akron, Ohio, United States. The zoo sits on 77-acre of which 35-acre are occupied with by habitats, amenities, and support.- Opening hours: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Ohio, United States
- Address: 500 Edgewood Avenue, 44307
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akron Children’s Hospital and 7 17 Credit Union Park.
Akron Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital is a pediatric acute care hospital in Northeast Ohio that provides care to infants, children, adolescents, young adults, aged 0–21 and even some older adults. Akron Children’s Hospital is situated 1 mile east of Akron Zoo.
7 17 Credit Union Park
Stadium
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7 17 Credit Union Park is a baseball stadium in Akron, Ohio, United States, that is the home field of the Akron RubberDucks of the Eastern League, the Double-A minor-league affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. 7 17 Credit Union Park is situated 1 mile east of Akron Zoo.
Glendale Cemetery
Cemetery
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Glendale Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Akron, Ohio. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Glendale Cemetery is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Akron Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akron and Rolling Acres.
Akron
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Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.
Rolling Acres
Neighborhood
Rolling Acres is a former shopping district in Akron, Ohio, surrounding the now-demolished Rolling Acres Mall. Planning for the area began in 1960s with Forest City Enterprises, a Cleveland real estate company and the powerful Buchholzer family, whose previous endeavors involved financing much of the Chapel Hill Mall area. Rolling Acres is situated 2½ miles southwest of Akron Zoo.
Cuyahoga Falls
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Cuyahoga Falls is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 51,114 at the 2020 census. The second-largest city in Summit County, it is located directly north of Akron and is a suburb in the Akron metropolitan area.
Akron Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Summit, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.07922° or 41° 4′ 45″ northLongitude
-81.54149° or 81° 32′ 29″ westOpen location code
86HW3FH5+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 243713543OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q4701708
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Akron Zoo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Akron Zoo”
- Chinese: “阿克伦动物园”
- Chinese: “阿克倫動物園”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات اكرون”
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