Attractions
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Safari Train
Climb aboard and experience the zoo from our miniature passenger train—the railroad circles the zoo and features views of animal exhibits and behind-the-scenes areas.
One Way Ticket:
$3 per person for general admission
$2 per person for members
Free for ages 2 and under
All prices subject to sales tax.
Arvest
Wildlife Carousel
Featuring 30 different hand-painted animals, Tickets are available at admissions or Crane Depot train station.
$3 per person for general admission
$2 per person for members
All prices subject to sales tax.
Hardesty
Gem Dig & Sluice
Gem Dig:
Dig for buried treasure and take home what you find.
$5.99 per person for general admission
$4.99 per person for members
All prices subject to sales tax.
Sluice:
Try your hand at panning for gems in the sluice with options from mining rough to bonus gems.
$6.99–$40.99 per person for general admission
$5.99–$38.99 per person for members
All prices subject to sales tax.
Helmerich
Playground
Helmerich Playground offers free-play experiences for toddlers and older children in separate, defined areas. Children of all physical, social, and emotional capabilities can use play to create empathy and understanding through shared experiences.
Giraffe Feeding Experience
March 14, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Experience a face-to-face encounter with the world’s tallest animal!
Feedings are available for purchase at the Mary K. Chapman Giraffe Experience Deck Fridays-Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Offered through October 12, 2025, including Memorial Day (May 26) and Labor Day (September 1).
$6 per person for general admission
$5 per person for members
All prices subject to sales tax.
*This experience is for feeding our adult giraffes only and is weather-dependent.
Zoorassic World: Frozen in Time
March 15, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Zoorassic World: Frozen in Time, is an immersive, temporary exhibit featuring more than 25 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs. A membership add-on package as well as general admission tickets are on sale now. The lifelike dinosaurs incorporate both movement and sound to give guests a realistic experience.
Adventure awaits as you wander through our prehistoric jungle. As you walk along the path, keep an eye on the tree line for any lurking predators such as the sabre-toothed cat or tyrannosaurus rex. Learn about dinosaurs from the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, plus meet giants of the Ice Age.
Dining
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Rajan's
Located in Lost Kingdom, our newest restaurant features up-close dining with Malayan tigers. The menu includes crispy chicken tender plates, chicken sandwiches and house-made macaroni and cheese.
Ann and Jack Graves
Komodo Canteen
Komodo Canteen is the perfect stop for a quick bite to eat. Choose from a variety of snacks, such as pretzels, popcorn, Dippin Dots®, ICEE’s and sodas.
Macaw Landing Grille
Located at the back of the zoo near the Rainforest, the Macaw Landing Grille offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Featuring American cuisine, the grille serves items such as burgers, hot dogs, salads and pizza.
Lions Lookout
Fill your cup with 1 or all 9 flavors at our newly renovated mix-it-up ICEE experience. Get your soft serve favorites along side hot snacks and cool drinks. Offers outdoor seating area overlooking the playground.
Train Stations
Tulsa Zoo has two train stations offering snacks and cool drinks – Crane Depot is located at the front of the zoo across from the carousel and Sea Lion Station is located at the back of the zoo behind Helmerich Sea Lion Cove.
Snack Carts
Located throughout the zoo, select carts feature items like Dippin Dots®, soft drinks, and popcorn.
Activities
Zookeeper Chat
Learn from the experts and daily caretakers of animals at the zoo by chatting with our keepers.
Story Time
Join one of our zoo educators for a fun and interactive story that is great for the whole family. Stick around until the end to meet a surprise animal ambassador! Story Times are held at the world globe near the zoo entrance every Wednesday at 10 a.m.
In the case of inclement weather, Story Times will take place inside the COX Nature Exchange inside the WildLIFE Trek Life in the Cold building.
COX
Nature Exchange
Open daily 10am-3pm
The Cox Nature Exchange is a trading center where guests exchange natural items found outdoors, outside of Tulsa Zoo grounds. They can be traded for any of the thousands of interesting items in our collection. It’s easy to participate. Traders are awarded points, not only for items brought in but also for knowledge about the items. You can contact the Nature Exchange by emailing [email protected]
Take a walk in the woods, in your back yard or keep your eyes open while you’re on vacation. Look around for something that sparks your interest like a cool rock, fossil, plant, insect or shell and bring it to the Exchange. Bring no more than 5 items at a time. Leave the rest where they are, nature still needs them!
Our trained staff and volunteers will initiate a discussion about your item; together we will learn what it is, where it came from and what purpose it serves. The trader will then earn points for the item plus the knowledge they share or learn about their items while at the Exchange.
We encourage research to be done at home about the item. The more you know, the more points you’ll earn. Reports, journals, posters and pictures are all great tools to share what you have discovered.
Use your points in our well stocked swap shop like money. We’ll put your earned points in your very own account; the points never expire. Spend some, save some; it’s all up to you! (Please note: no dollar value is assigned to the points.)
We cannot accept items that are protected by law. This includes items from city, state or national parks (including from zoo grounds), bird items (like feathers, nests or eggs) or cultural items (like arrowheads).
Behind-the-Scenes Experiences
Education Animal Holding Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Make your zoo visit even more memorable with a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of our Education Animal Holding facility. Tours are 45 minutes to one hour and take place weekly on Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Tour tickets are $30 per participant. Members receive a $5 discount.
Please sign in to receive your membership discount.
To ensure a positive experience for our guests and animals, tickets are limited to 10 guests per tour. Guests must be at least 3 years old to participate.
Behind-the-scenes tour tickets do not include general admission to Tulsa Zoo. If you are not a Tulsa Zoo member, general admission tickets must be purchased separately.
Ambassador Animal behind-the-scenes tours will meet in the Helmerich Discovery Center lobby (located behind the gift shop) on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and tour of the Education Animal Holding facility at Tulsa Zoo.
On this tour, visitors will learn fun facts and little-known details about the animal ambassadors that live at our zoo. Guests may not touch ambassador animals, but will have the opportunity to have your picture taken near an animal.
- Tours will run rain or shine, so please dress accordingly.
- All tour tickets are non-refundable.
- Visitors will start their adventure at the Helmerich Discovery Center lobby (located behind the gift shop) where their knowledgeable interpreter will begin the tour.
- Tours conclude with an education animal ambassador encounter.
- Tickets are only valid for the tour date/time that you select.
- A link to your tickets will be sent in a separate email. Please have them printed or ready on your smartphone before you arrive at the Admissions booths.
Behind-the-Scenes Penguin Encounters
Enjoy an immersive, 30-minute behind-the-scenes experience with one of our African penguins.
Tickets are per guest, limited to 8 guests per encounter and take place weekly on Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
Ages 5+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a paid adult.
- General Admission: $50 per person
- Members: $45 per person
Encounter ticket does not include general admission to Tulsa Zoo. If you are not a Tulsa Zoo member, general admission tickets must be purchased separately.
This experience is for guests ages 5 and up. Children ages 4 and under will not be permitted in the area, and strollers are not allowed.
For safety reasons, children under 16 must be accompanied by a paid adult.
Meet our guest services staff in front of the penguin exhibit at the Penguin Species Rock at 12:25 p.m. for check-in. All guests who have not arrived before the tour enters the behind-the-scenes area at approximately 12:35 p.m. are considered no shows and will not be able to join the tour.
Guests will learn all about the Tulsa Zoo’s critically endangered African penguins, from their exhibit to their daily routine or even threats they face in the wild.
- Closed-toe shoes are required for all tours and guests must step into a disinfectant footbath before entering the behind-the-scenes area. Shoe covers available upon request.
- The behind-the-scenes area is mobility device accessible. Please let our Guest Services staff know as soon as possible so we can make accommodations to the encounter space before your encounter begins.
- Due to the unpredictability of animals, tour experiences may vary.
- At the end of each Penguin Encounter, guests will be provided with a photo opportunity with one of our penguins. No physical contact with the penguins will be permitted.
Contact: [email protected]
Tours are not guaranteed to be private unless your group meets the maximum capacity. If you would like to book a private penguin experience, please contact [email protected].
- Tours are non-refundable. If it becomes necessary to reschedule your tour, please contact Guest Services. Tours must be rescheduled within 30 days of cancellation. No refunds or rescheduling opportunities will be given for no-call/no-shows.
- The Tulsa Zoo reserves the right to cancel any tour due to unforeseeable animal health, weather or staffing issues. In case of such an event, the Zoo will contact you to reschedule your tour.
- If there are any physical, cognitive or behavioral needs within your group, please call Guest Services so our staff can be prepared to make any reasonable accommodations.
- In compliance with best practices for zoo animal welfare—and the quarantine protocols outlined by federal regulations and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation standards—service animals are not permitted in our behind-the-scenes animal areas. However, the behind-the-scenes area is mobility device accessible.
Contact: [email protected]
