Photo via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
🎟️ Attraction in Gig Harbor, WA
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest, situated on 29 acres within Tacoma's Point Defiance Park. Owned by Metro Parks Tacoma, the facility is home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species.
Something unique: The zoo was founded in 1905, while the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay and relocated within the zoo in 1963.
- Address
- 5400 North Pearl Street
- Phone
- +1-253-591-5337
- Hours
-
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM See full week
- Monday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM