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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

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Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

About Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo features a flamingo naming contest where visitors help choose the name of a flamingo chick. The zoo exhibits animals from diverse habitats and hosts special events like Lemurpalooza, a celebration of Madagascar's lemurs with animal encounters and enrichment activities. The museum operates programs including Super Family Sundays, which received the Angela Peterson Excellence in Diversity Award. Visitors can attend storytime events at the Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and book birthday parties at the zoo. The zoo publishes three admission price tiers online through paloaltozoo.org, where tickets are sold. Visitors with disabilities and their immediate family members and care providers qualify for reduced admission tickets at three dollars each. The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is located in Palo Alto, California.

Tickets, prices & hours

Children Under 12 Months
Free
Weekday Mornings, Weekends, Holiday Breaks
$16
Weekday Afternoons
$12

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Discounted Admission for Visitors with Disabilities

Visitors with disabilities and their immediate family and care providers qualify for reduced tickets. Proof of a disability is not required.

$3

“Visitors with disabilities and their immediate family and care providers qualify for reduced tickets at $3 each.”

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Planning your visit

Booking
Please make your reservation and purchase your tickets online prior to your visit, as we cannot guarantee entry into the museum without an advanced reservation or ticket. We have three ticketed entry times, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Ticket dates and refunds
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Memberships are also non-refundable and non-transferable.

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Before you go

Parking
Free parking in the lot in front of the Junior Museum & Zoo, between Hopkins Street and Middlefield Road, as well as free street parking on nearby roads, for all visitors.
Coaches, RVs, EVs and bikes
Several EV charging-only spaces and a few carpool-only spaces are available; bike racks are available for free in front of the museum.
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Outside food
Visitors may bring their own food and drink to consume at the adjacent Rinconada Park or in front of the Museum. Food and drink (except water) cannot be consumed anywhere in the museum, zoo or courtyard.
Rain
The JMZ is open rain or shine.
Re-entry
Visitors can re-enter by receiving a stamp from the front desk staff.
Social pages
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube

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What’s there

Indoors or out
Indoors and outdoors
Rides and attractions
California Dinosaur Garden: a 4,160 square foot exterior courtyard built around a dawn redwood tree, with prehistoric plants, hands-on exhibits, a fossil dig, and eight life-sized dinosaur sculptures (including a climbable one).
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Size
There are over 60 species of animals and over 400 specimens housed at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo.
Languages
Visual/physical and audio labeling is provided in both English and Spanish.

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Who it suits

Wheelchairs and strollers
The Tree House is wheelchair accessible, and the new exhibits (27) are universally designed with accessible elements.
Strollers
Stroller parking is limited and our place is small, so you are not likely to need one. Please consider leaving your stroller at home.

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Accessibility

Deaf and blind visitors
Resources for visitors with disabilities include tactile maps, signage with braille and hyper-legible fonts, assisted listening devices, and downloadable audio tours.

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Rules and safety

House rules
Guests are not allowed to touch the animals unless invited to do so by a Zookeeper.
Pets and service animals
Pets are not allowed, including emotional support animals. Service animals are welcome but must remain on a leash or harness at all times and may not be left unattended. Please check in with our Guest Services team before entering the zoo.

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