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Plunge into a tropical world featuring sharks, coral reefs and other fascinating marine life.
Sprawling over five acres, there are six exhibit areas with many viewing points, as well as a waterfall, streams, ponds, mineral licks, and bamboo forest. You will quickly discover why this exhibit is
Magellanic Penguins live on the rocky shores of South America. Look for sea anemones and sea urchins living in the tide pool.
The Arctic Tundra exhibit mirrors a coastal setting near Point Hope, Alaska. Travel along sloping walkways into the "Far North" and encounter reindeer and Arctic foxes as well as massive mus
This exhibit features blind cave fish, barn owls, Burmese python (16 feet long) and gopher snakes.
The year round, indoor, play space, Zoomazium is designed for younger children to explore nature in a variety of themed settings, from a mountaintop to an African waterhole. Zoomazium also contains Na
'Animal Avenue' features meerkets, role rats and dozen of other new kinds of animals.
Some of the zoo's most beloved animals--beluga whale, Pacific walrus, sea otters and tufted puffins--live in this award-winning habitat. You can view this exhibit above and below water, offering
This fanciful exhibit engages children in active learning through play. The focus is on fun, movement and learning what animals need to thrive. Explore the Magical Movement area where kids can climb a
The zoo is pleased to provide visitors with the chance to observe Red Wolves and learn more about this important recovery program. Learn what Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is doing to save the endan
Tour two floors of exhibits, including the hands-on Marine Discovery Center. See salmon, jellyfish, octopi and much more.
This exhibit features the Eurasian Eagle Owl, Spectacled Owl and the Raven (the raven is not a bird of prey, but this is where he lives).
Since 1907 Pike Place Market has served as a venue for Washington farmers to sell directly to the consumer. You can meet the producers of the finest Northwest...
Be here for the fun at feeding time! Naturalists will give short talks during feeding and/or training activities with the animals.
This juried exhibition seeks work from established as well as emerging artists from around the world.
The Gunther Garden features plants important to Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. These plants were--and in many cases still are--used for food and medicine, and as the raw materials for hous
This premiere of a nationally-touring exhibit will take visitors on a "road trip" through the American West to learn about the region's intriguing fossils and the stories they tell abou
'Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound' will focus on the visitor experience and how Hendrix indelibly affected popular music with his unique talents and innovative sound.
Ahoy, infants and toddlers. Join the museum for a trip "under the sea" in Discovery Bay, an area aimed especially for the young visitors. Pull kelp, slide over a ferry boat and investigate f
Strap on your hiking boots to trek up the mountain and learn about Washington's forests. Climb past a waterfall and make your way through a cave full of bats and flowing lava. At the top, slide d