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Gladys Porter Zoo

Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in , United States. The zoo officially opened on September 3, 1971, and currently averages over 424,000 visitors annually.
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  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: in Brownsville, Texas
  • Address: 500 Ringgold Street, Brownsville, TX 78520

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Immaculate Conception Cathedral and St. Thomas Church.

Church
Photo: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic church at 1218 East Jefferson Street in , . It is the cathedral church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville. is situated 3,600 feet south of Gladys Porter Zoo.

Church
is a Catholic church located in the city of , United States. The church is currently a mission of the which is also in Brownsville, . is situated 2,500 feet west of Gladys Porter Zoo.

School
, sometimes referred to as St. Joe or SJA, is a private school conducted by the Marist Brothers of the Schools. It is located in , United States, and serves junior high and high school students of the lower and . is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Gladys Porter Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brownsville and Matamoros.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
Located at the southernmost tip of , is a popular location for Mexican and American beach tourists. It is part of the , a four-county region known for its abundance in citrus fruit production and Winter Texan population.

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is a city of 520,000 people in in . is a major historical site, the site of several battles and events of the Mexican War of Independence, the Mexican Revolution, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, and the French Intervention as a result of which the city earned its title of "Undefeated, Loyal, and Heroic".

Town
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 6,099 at the 2020 census. It is part of the – Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 4 miles north of Gladys Porter Zoo.

Gladys Porter Zoo

Latitude
25.91245° or 25° 54′ 45″ north
Longitude
-97.49619° or 97° 29′ 46″ west
Open location code
76Q4WG63+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26119700
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q5566451
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Gladys Porter Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “格拉迪波特動物園”
  • Chinese: “葛蘭迪波特動物園”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات جلاديس بورتر”
  • French: “Gladys Porter Zoo”
  • German: “Gladys Porter Zoo”
  • Japanese: “グラディス・ポーター動物園”
  • Slovenian: “Gladys Porter Zoo”
  • Slovenian: “Živalski vrt Gladys Porter”
  • “Gladys Porter Zoo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Linear Park and Brownsville Visitors Center.

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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 “Gladys Porter Zoo”. Photo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0.