Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
| Kansas City Zoo | |
|---|---|
| 39°0′25″N 94°31′45″W / 39.00694°N 94.52917°W | |
| Date opened | December 13, 1909 |
| Location | Swope Park Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Land area | 202 acres (82 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1,700+ (Zoo) and 8,000+ (Aquarium) |
| Annual visitors | 1+ million |
| Memberships | AZA |
| Website | kansascityzoo |
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre (82 ha) zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. The zoo has a Friends of the Zoo program to help promote the work of the zoo which sees over one million visitors a year. The zoo is home to nearly 1,700 animals and the aquarium has around 8,000 animals. The zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).