Zoo Knoxville
Zoo Knoxville, formerly known as the Knoxville Zoo or Knoxville Zoological Gardens, is a 53-acre zoo located just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, near exit 392 off Interstate 40.- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in the United States
- Also known as: “Knoxville Zoo” and “Knoxville Zoological Park”
- Address: 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chilhowee Park and East High School.
Chilhowee Park
Park
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Chilhowee Park is a public park, fairgrounds and exhibition venue in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located off Magnolia Avenue in East Knoxville.
East High School
School
Austin-East High School, also known as Austin-East Magnet High School, is a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, operated by Knox County Schools. The school includes a magnet school program in performing arts. East High School is situated 3,300 feet south of Zoo Knoxville.
Mabry–Hazen House
Museum
Photo: Mabryhazenhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mabry–Hazen House is a historic home located on an 8-acre site at 1711 Dandridge Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the crest of Mabry's Hill. Also known as the Evelyn Hazen House or the Joseph Alexander Mabry Jr. Mabry–Hazen House is situated 2 miles southwest of Zoo Knoxville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkridge and North Knoxville.
Parkridge
Suburb
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Parkridge is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located off Magnolia Avenue east of the city's downtown area. Developed as a streetcar suburb for Knoxville's professional class in the 1890s, the neighborhood was incorporated as the separate city of Park City in 1907, and annexed by Knoxville in 1917.
North Knoxville
Suburb
North Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, that lies north of the city's downtown area. It is concentrated around Broadway, Clinton Highway, Tazewell Pike, Washington Pike, and adjacent roads, and includes the neighborhoods of Fountain City, Inskip-Norwood, Oakwood-Lincoln Park, Old North Knoxville, Fourth and Gill, North Hills, and Whittle Springs.
Old North Knoxville
Neighborhood
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Old North Knoxville is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located just north of the city's downtown area. Initially established as the town of North Knoxville in 1889, the area was a prominent suburb for Knoxville's upper middle and professional classes until the 1950s. Old North Knoxville is situated 2 miles southwest of Zoo Knoxville.
Zoo Knoxville
- Categories: nonprofit organization, park, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.99797° or 35° 59′ 53″ northLongitude
-83.88949° or 83° 53′ 22″ westOperator
City of KnoxvilleOpen location code
867RX4X6+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 622362636OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q6423701
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Zoo Knoxville” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knoxville Zoological Park”
- Chinese: “诺克斯维尔动物园”
- Chinese: “諾克斯維爾動物園”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات نوكسفيل”
- German: “Zoo Knoxville”
- Navajo: “Joołdahsiʼą́ądi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
- Ukrainian: “Зоопарк Ноксвілла”
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