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ONEOK

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

The ONEOK Safari Train is temporarily closed. 

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

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 non-members
$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.

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. Learn about our animals’ daily care,

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).

Education Behind the Scenes Tours

Explore some of the zoo’s animals with a knowledgeable professional guide. This unique 30-40 minute tour experience offers insight into the animal world with engaging stories, interesting facts, and animal observations of some of Tulsa Zoo’s most popular animals.

$25 for members and $30 for non-members (ages 3 and older).

Maximum participants: 20

Tour locations coming soon.

On this tour, visitors will not only learn about our specific animals, but they will discover the conservation efforts of these species in the wild. Learn fun facts and little-known details about the wide variety of animals that live at our zoo.

  • Tours will run rain or shine, so please dress accordingly.  All tour tickets are non-refundable.
  • Visitors will start their adventure at the globe where their knowledgeable interpreter will begin the tour.
  • Tours conclude with an education animal 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.

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