Peoria Zoo
The Peoria Zoo is a zoo located in Peoria, Illinois, in the United States. The zoo is owned and operated by the Peoria Park District and is open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.- Type: Zoo
- Description: public zoo in Glen Oak Park, Peoria, Illinois
- Also known as: “Glen Oak Zoo”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden and Springdale Cemetery.
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: ProfDEH, Public domain.
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden, usually just Luthy Botanical Garden, is a 5 acres botanical garden and conservatory located in Glen Oak Park, near the corner of Prospect Avenue and Gift Avenue in Peoria, Illinois, United States. George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden is situated 690 feet northwest of Peoria Zoo.
Springdale Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: MrOrigami1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Springdale Cemetery is a historic, non-sectarian, active cemetery in the United States city of Peoria, Illinois. It was chartered in 1855, received its first interment in 1857. Springdale Cemetery is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Peoria Zoo.
Illinois Waterway Project Office
Protected area
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The Illinois Waterway Project Office is a maintenance shop and project office for the Illinois Waterway, the system of rivers and canals through Illinois which connect the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan. Illinois Waterway Project Office is situated 1 mile southeast of Peoria Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peoria and Peoria Heights.
Peoria
Photo: Kevinmay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peoria is a city in Illinois and the county seat of Peoria County. It serves as a regional hub for the primarily rural and agricultural center of the state.
Peoria Heights
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Wollstadt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peoria Heights is a village lying in Peoria County in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, Peoria Heights had a population of 5,908. Peoria Heights is a suburb of Peoria, is sometimes referred to as Uptown, and is surrounded by the city except for its eastern boundary on Peoria Lake, a relatively wider section of the Illinois River. Peoria Heights is situated 2 miles north of Peoria Zoo.
West Peoria
Village
West Peoria is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Peoria had a population of 4,263. West Peoria is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Peoria is situated 3½ miles southwest of Peoria Zoo.
Peoria Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Peoria, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.71748° or 40° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-89.57379° or 89° 34′ 26″ westElevation
650 feet (198 metres)Operator
Peoria Park DistrictOpen location code
86GGPC8G+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 283675658OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7166157
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Navajo—“Peoria Zoo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glen Oak Zoo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات بيوريا”
- German: “Peoria Zoo”
- Navajo: “Tóntsxaadę́ę́ʼ Nílį́ Bibąąhdi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
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