Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Kansas City, Missouri
- Also known as: “Kansas City Zoo” and “Kansas City Zoological Park”
- Address: 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO 64132
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swope Park and Starlight Theatre.
Swope Park
Park
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Swope Park is a city park in Kansas City, Missouri. At 1,805 acres, it is the 51st-largest municipal park in the United States, and the largest park in Kansas City.
Starlight Theatre
Theater building
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Starlight Theatre is a 7,739-seat outdoor theater in Kansas City, Missouri, United States that presents Broadway shows and concerts. It is one of the two major remaining self-producing outdoor theatres in the U.S. and Starlight's Cohen stagehouse also permits it to present many national Broadway touring shows. Starlight Theatre is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Swope Memorial Golf Course
Golf course
Swope Memorial Golf Course is the first public golf course built in Kansas City, it was originally constructed in 1915. It re-opened in 1934 with a complete re-design by World Golf Hall of Fame golf course architect A. Swope Memorial Golf Course is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raytown and Holmes Park.
Raytown
Town
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Raytown is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City. The population was at 30,012 in 2020 census. The current mayor of Raytown is Michael McDonough. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Raytown is situated 3½ miles east of Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Holmes Park
Hamlet
Holmes Park is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Holmes Park was laid out in the 1880s, and named after Robert J. Holmes, an original owner of the site. Holmes Park is situated 3½ miles south of Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Brookside
Neighborhood
Brookside is a collection of neighborhoods located in Kansas City, Missouri, bounded by 55th Street on the North, Gregory on the South, Ward Parkway on the West, and Troost on the East. Brookside is situated 3½ miles west of Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.0032° or 39° 0′ 12″ northLongitude
-94.52521° or 94° 31′ 31″ westOpen location code
86F72F3F+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 502838784OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q6364924
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kansas City Zoo”
- Chinese: “堪萨斯市动物园”
- Chinese: “堪薩斯市動物園”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات مدينه كانساس”
- German: “Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium”
- Japanese: “カンザスシティ動物園”
- Navajo: “Ahidiilį́įgi Kin Haalʼáadi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
- Persian: “باغ وحش کانزاس سیتی”
- Persian: “باغوحش کانزاس سیتی”
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