Buffalo Zoo

Buffalo Zoo
Date opened	1875
Location	300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, New York, United States
Land area	23.5 acres (9.5 ha)
No. of animals	1200
Annual visitors	400,000
Memberships	AZA[1]
Major exhibits	Arctic Edge, Rainforest Falls, Sea Lion Cove, Otter Creek, Vanishing Animals, Rhino Yards, Giraffes, Kookaburra Corner, EcoStation, Heritage Farm (Children's Zoo)
Public transit access	NFTA Metro Rail (Amherst Street station)
Website	www.buffalozoo.org
Buffalo Zoo Entrance Court
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Buffalo Zoo Entrance Court, April 2013
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Location	300 Parkside Ave. Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°56′21″N 78°51′13″W / 42.9391°N 78.8536°W / 42.9391; -78.8536
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935 (1935)-1938
Architect	Brent, John Edmonston
NRHP reference No.	13000305[2]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2013

Founded in 1875, the Buffalo Zoo, located at 300 Parkside Ave in Buffalo, New York, is the seventh oldest zoo in the United States. Each year, the Buffalo Zoo welcomes approximately 400,000 visitors and is the second largest tourist attraction in Western New York; second only to Niagara Falls.^{[citation needed]} Located on 23.5 acres (9.5 ha) of Buffalo's Delaware Park, the zoo exhibits a diverse collection of wild and exotic animals, and more than 320 different species of plants. The zoo is open year-round.