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The Rio Grande Zoo
903 Tenth Street SW, Albuquerque, NM 87131;
505-764-6200; TARGEt=_BLANK>Zoo Website /
Open: Tues-Sun 9AM-5PM; Closed: All Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day;

Located in Rio Grande Park, the zoo features over 1,300 animals in a 60-acre zoological park. Very good reptile collection with snakes, frogs, amphibians and lizards from around the world. Concerts, bird shows and other programs usually take place during the summer. Popular animals are the Komodo Dradons, white bengal tigers, polar bears, gorillas and bison. Exhibits are surrounded by lots of trees.

Major Exhibits:


Frances Seebe Tropical America - New exhibit with jungle-like fog, vampire bats, toucans, spider monkeys, orchids tarantulas and bright bromeliads.
Seal and Sea Lions - watch for special feeding times at 10:30AM and 3:30PM daily in their 350,000-gallon tank.
New Mexico Prairie - includes the endangered Mexican Wolf.
African Plains -
Koala Creek - Australian wildife

Albuquerque Aquarium
2601 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87131;
505-764-6200; Aquarium Website;
Open: Daily 9AM-4:30PM;

Although not the biggest aquarium in the world, there is still plenty of exciting exhibits to entertain the whole family. One exhibit covers the life cycle of the 1,886 mile long Rio Grande from the Colorado Rockies to the Gulf of New Mexico. Other exhibits include moray eels, crabs and manta rays.

The biggest feature is the world's second largest shark tank - 285,000-gallons and a very thick acrylic glass viewing wall.

Rio Grande Botanical Garden
2601 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87131;
505-764-6200; Gardens Website;
Open: Daily 9AM-4:30PM;

Very scenic location overlooking the famous Rio Grande.

• Formal outdoor gardens
• Southwestern xeriscaping with native desert flora
• Mediterranean Conservatory - Eucalyptus, trees and flowers
• Sonoran Desert Conservatory - Cactus and other desert flora
• Pond and aquatic plants

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7630 Pan American Freeway NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109
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