Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is an AZA-accredited zoo, aquarium and botanical garden with over 500 animal and plant species in Washington.

Everything you need to know to visit Point Defiance Zoo: hours, prices, tickets, membership, directions, events, know before you go, plan your day, the Zoo map, daily presentation schedule and year-at-a-glance.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium connects you with animal wonder and experiences. Please read carefully to know what to bring and expect. Then get your online ticket. We’re excited to see you! Most animal habitats are open today. Learn more about temporary exhibit closures.

Daytime tickets include admission to the zoo and aquarium. Online tickets are strongly encouraged. Print your emailed online ticket or bring your phone for scanning at our front gate.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is full of animals that will capture your heart and imagination, in habitats from rocky shores to bamboo forests. Explore them all here. Most animal habitats are open.

Hours and opening times at Point Defiance Zoo - we are open throughout the year with seasonally-varying times. Open on New Year's Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Veterans' Day. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.

Baja Bay is the centerpiece of the Pacific Seas Aquarium – a 280,000-gallon warm-water habitat, home to green sea turtles and spotted eagle rays, plus dozens of other tropical fish species that you’d find in the Gulf of California.

Zoo Boo is here for your Halloween festivities! Costumes, candy, critters & games. Explore the Zoo and the animals as they get into the spooky spirit.

Visit the Tropical Seas Aquarium at Point Defiance Zoo, where guests will see vibrant fish, inspiring sharks, and invertebrates.

Point Defiance Park is a 640-acre urban oasis in Tacoma, Washington. Nestled in old-growth forest and surrounded on two sides by saltwater Puget Sound, the park is one of the jewels of the city. It includes gardens, historic buildings, a pond, wildlife, beaches and trails.