Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center

We love visiting the Topeka zoo. We live about an hour away and try to visit at least twice a year. It it well worth the drive and very affordable. The zoo is very clean and well maintained. They recently did a lot of new additions and revamping and it looks incredible. It is a smaller zoo but we easily spend at least two hours during our visits. There is also a very large park across the street that is great for kiddos to play or to have a picnic. The good thing about it being a smaller zoo is that you get much more up close to the animals and can easily see and observe them in their habitats. It is a well laid out design that allows to groups to view the exhibits without being too crowded. There are plenty of shaded spots and benches to rest. We enjoy the wide array of animals. The elephants are my favorite animal within the zoo. So beautiful. Highly recommend this zoo to anyone who loves animals and wants a nice day outside in nature.

Covid made it not as good as it could be but we understand

The zoo is absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately, my family purchased a memorial brick in June with the understanding that it would be up within a month. We all traveled great lengths (Minneapolis and Seattle) for the 1 yr anniversary of the loss of our loved one in Sept only to find out the brick still was not in place. We followed up in mid Nov, and the brick still had not been placed.

Nice small zoo. Takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to really enjoy all it has to offer. The new areas are nice unfortunately a lot of buildings have been closed due to covid. Snack bar is closed almost every time we have been so not worth buying refillable drink cups. Looks like a great place to hold events.

We had a wonderful winter lights experience with the whole family! The light display was gorgeous and fun to walk through. We only wished the whole zoo was lit up instead of just half. It was a great delight to share this memorable experience with our whole family!