Jackson Zoo

See animals from around the world, ride the endangered species carousel and cool off at the splash pad at Mississippi's capital city zoo.

2918 W Capitol St, Jackson, MS 39209 · Jackson, MS

About Jackson Zoo

The Jackson Zoo started in 1919 as a collection of firefighters' pets at the downtown fire station and moved to Livingston Park in the 1920s, where early buildings such as the Monkey Castle still stand. Today the city-run zoo keeps hundreds of animals on its grounds in west Jackson. Admission is $5 for ages 2 and up, and every ticket is $2 on Tuesdays. The endangered species carousel costs $2 a ride, and the splash pad is included in summer. Outside food and coolers are not allowed, though bottled water is fine.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Jackson Zoo, ordered by straight-line distance.

Sightseeing
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
No admission fee
Former home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, now a National Park Service monument in Jackson, Mississippi.
1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Museums
Mississippi Museum of Art
Under $25
Public art museum in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, and the largest museum in the state.
2.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Museums
History Buff
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Under $25
Walk eight galleries on Mississippi's civil rights struggle, gathered around a light sculpture that plays freedom songs.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Family Favorite
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
Under $25
Play an 18-hole disc golf course, fish a quiet lake and walk nature trails along the Pearl River, a few minutes off I-55 in the middle of Jackson.
4.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sightseeing
History Buff
Vicksburg National Military Park
Under $25
Drive a 16-mile tour road past Civil War monuments, trenches and cannons, and see the ironclad gunboat USS Cairo.
37 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Museums
The Old Courthouse Museum
Under $25
A local history museum in a former Warren County courthouse, built in 1858, with one of the largest Civil War collections in the South.
38 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums