Great Plains Zoo

Great Plains Zoo

The Great Plains Zoo is a 45-acre (18 ha) zoo located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Delbridge Museum is included in the zoo entrance fee, and houses a collection of 150 mounted animals including 36 vanishing species.

South Dakota Senator Richard F. Pettigrew had a few animal specimens housed for viewing in local parks from the 1880s through the 1930s, when the Sioux Fall Parks System assumed responsibility and placed additional animals permanently on display in Sherman Park. The Zoological Society of Sioux Falls was established in 1957, and helped develop the Great Plains Zoo, which opened its doors to the public on June 30, 1963.

The Delbridge Museum of Natural History was added to the zoo in 1984 through the donation of more than 150 mounted animals from the CJ Delbridge family collection.

Location

805 S Kiwanis Ave
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
USA

Getting There

The Great Plains Zoo is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is easily accessible by public transportation as Sioux Falls has a public transit system known as Sioux Area Metro (SAM).

You can take Route 6 bus of Sioux Area Metro to get to the Great Plains Zoo. Route 6 runs between Downtown Sioux Falls and the Western Mall, and it stops at the zoo. You can catch Route 6 bus from various locations throughout the city, including the downtown bus terminal.

The Great Plains Zoo is located at 805 S Kiwanis Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104.

Nearby Airports

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