Reviews of Miller Park Zoo (Zoo)

Aaron Walston

It may be a small zoo but it has a lot. I would like to recommend feeding the birds. You feed them around 3:30pm and there is only so many slots. This was something I did with my wife and girls and I will never forget it.

Mike Rhodes

Excellent little zoo. Very nice exhibits.

Eugenia Chasteen

The zoo is small but very nice all staff were very nice and helpful. The individuals that went had a lot of fun.

Zack Wolf

Very well maintained and very intresting but kinda small for a zoo for the admission price very fun though we went on memorial day not that crowded but for how small it was it looked packed from the outside

Sarah Gesiakowski

This is the perfect zoo for young children. Not too long. Not too expensive either.

Bach Wiechman

It was closed when we got there, but the animals still seemed happy to see us.

Antoinette Harris

Great little zoo. You can tell they care about their animals a lot.

Jack Green

Very cool park beautiful break in the city, very safe and comfortable place to relax

James McGovern

Seems so much biger than it is. Well worth the trip and cost. A+

Alex Puzauskas

I grew up at this park and it's only gotten better! Go check out the exhibits!!

Tracy Daugherty

Excellent little zoo with a lot of fantastic exhibits. Be sure to take your time and really look around because there is a lot to see both high and low. Lots of opportunities to education and some really neat experiences at this zoo!

julie hawkey

Had a great day! Lots to do!

Sean Hunter

MPZ must be one of the best small zoos in the country. Highly recommended!

Marcus Dersch

For a town the size of Bloomington, this is great (not when compared to a St Louis or San Diego zoo). But, there are tigers, snow leopards, wallaroos, alligators, massive owls, va bald eagle, and plenty more to see. You can easily rush through in 30 minutes, or take your time and make it last a little over an hour. Great for little kids.

Mo Mo

Very clean small zoo. Concessions are very reasonable prices.

Donald Russell

We had a fun family day here. It's also nice to have the park as well. The kids enjoyed the fountains at the park.

Jay Mattern

This place is great. It's hard to find a place in central illinois that has a tiger. This place was clean and not expensive. I will be coming back in the future.

Aaron Cooper

Perfect for small kids. There's a splash pad, playground and paddle board all within walking distance. Zoo is small enough to bring small kids without them losing interest but has plenty of diversity.

Noah Tang

Cute little zoo. Wonderful place to spend an afternoon.

Wendi Sapp

Very friendly. Our 12 year old enjoyed it as much as we did.

XENA JOHNSON

nice maintained small zoo

Robert Avery

Pretty good zoo considering how small of a town it's in

Anita Shipley

Love taken my kids here. Small zoo but that is perfect for us and it has a carousel

Kelly Williams

Love the splash pad/ zoo/ lake .I would love to see a pool for swimming for adults & children instead of putting all the $$$ into the zoo.

Ken Bainton

It was definitely a good value ( $7.00 for adult), but it was also in need of some upkeep. All in all, a good place to stop.

Queen Peach

staff was nice at the gift shop. I went on a cold and wet day with 2 of my kids. We enjoyed the goats,Tigers and birds. However some of those animals looked starved, despressed and drugged.We didn't like that. The tigers were so thin. Other than that I have no complaints everyone is nice the building is clean inside and out and they let me take all the pics I wanted.

Valerie Cox

Great medium size zoo and park. Very peaceful!

Deluge Driver

Recomend going here. Nice small zoo with awesome animals.

Linda Denny

Good for a quick visit to the zoo. Price is fairly inexpensive

Angie Dhall

Very nice! Clean and friendly. We will be back.

Dan McNeile

Very nice for a small, compact zoo. Wish the big cats had more space.

Mila Cocina con mamá

A flamenco dies after receiving strong stonings in a ZOO - It was an insensitive child the animal was stoned by a child at Miller Park Zoo, the rock broke his leg and they decided to sleep him. That is not cool.

Dezra Defaye Henry

Really nice zoo! Doesn't take all day to see all the animals! They usually have special days for thw whole family during the summer! Always trying to have fun days! Always trying to make great new additions, be it animals or homing for them! Staff seems to always be knowledgeable when asking questions about animals and what not! They have a petting zoo! Its overall a very nice zoo! Parking right in front without super long walks!

Cory Dastous

A fun little zoo that’s good for spending the afternoon at then venturing over to the park to finish the day off. They’ve got just enough animals to keep the young ones interested and being a smaller zoo you won’t wear yourself out slogging around it all day. They’ve got a carousel and a gift shop as well.

Rebecca Weinberg

What a wonderful little zoo. The staff was so kind, and excited to talk at length with my little alligator lover. The animals are obviously well cared for. ❤️ The playground with splash pad right next door means you can have a full day of fun. Bring a picnic to enjoy at the playground or let the concession stand do the cooking.

Ken Walker

Pretty decent zoo for a small zoo. I used to run a USDA licensed exotic animal brokering company for a decade or so, thus I know my exotic animals. They do a great job with a smaller amount a space than many zoos. I do think all AZA facilities are housing their Palmas Cats wrong, even Miller... This breed needs to be housed as to make it impossible to expose them to toxoplasmosis which is causing nearly complete litter failures amongst the Palmas Cats bred in the USA by zoos. Private breeders are getting it correct, as well as Paris, etc. Anyway good zoo, I was even married here almost exactly 11 years ago to the day.

Joey McAdams

This is an awesome local place to take kids... It's small, but has a nice variety of animals and activities. Make a day of it and go to the zoo and the free splash park right outside.

Chris Smith

Nice little zoo. Very clean and interesting animals.

Darrell Banks

Nice & sunny, too windy to catch fish. I tried tho'

Donna Yorkie Momma

I loved the zoo! They have a variety of animals. I loved the pink flamingos! I liked learning about the animals and were they were on the endangered list. It was so fun!

Johanna Adamets

This zoo is in a class of its own. You can feel the history of the first zoo in Illinois all around, especially the beautiful carousel. The zookeepers and junior zookeepers are friendly and inviting. We really enjoy watching the feeding times! The children's lab is full of bugs, reptiles, fish and birds.

Chris Bell

Not the biggest zoo but they are expanding!!! Worth the visit for kids and grandkids.

andrew shelton

This is a nice place to take this kids or even the kids at heart to come see the animals. It's not as large as some of the other large city zoo's but it's still a nice size for the area they have. Being in Miller Park be sure to check out the other things the park has to offer.

Steve Bengtson

Wonderful small zoo. Kudos to the staff for keeping it clean and interesting!

Robyn Tibbs

Omg!!! My daughter took me the day before Mother's Day and it was Star Wars Day and we had an incredible time. I took 52 pics but sadly lost some due to a phone issue, but it truly was great!!!

Meghann Schwartz

Such a cute zoo. Tiger, snow leopards and wolves were my favorite. For sure kid friendly although mine did not come today.

elizabeth musch

Great small zoo for young children.

Miranda McClanahan

To be honest the zoo is great but they should stop scheduling so many school field trips in one day! Makes it over crowded and no fun for myself or my boys! Hard to really view animals and playground over crowded! Also would be great to have a consession stand or something.

Elisa Grens

Great place to go especially with grandkids!

Paul B. Huter

What a great zoo! Perfect for our seven-month-old son.

Dennis Dawson

Went for niece's wedding. Nice reception hall.

Mary Pruitt

Fantastic variety of animals. Priced for everyone. And there is a sprinkler park close.

jason ensign

The kids and I really enjoyed this zoo. Very reasonable pricing and a great playground for bonus fun.

Crispin Johnson

A bit of cleanup needed. Too bad people want to mess stuff up with graffiti.

A1nur1

Small zoo but still able to have lions and tigers. Has a nice assortment of animals.

Viral Joshi

I enjoyed the place. Good spot for kids.

Christine Krueg

Absolutely have a blast everytime we take the kids here

Tobe Angel

Great zoo wis; it was larget

Abigail Elam

We love this zoo! It's very small so if you are looking for somewhere to spend all day this isn't it but it's great for a morning or an afternoon! It's fairly clean and the animals seem perfectly happy

shawn smith

Nice little zoo. Well worth the price. Make sure to bring some quarters to feed some of the animals.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

This place is amazing to bring the little ones to! We had a wonderful time! I highly recommend it to anyone!

andrea poole

As a family, we love Miller Park Zoo! A nice zoo, that isn't too big for the littles. Fed Budgies for $2.75 per person and it was well worth it! Be sure to take the kids to the huge park and splash pad outside after visiting the zoo!

Justin Cochran

Did not expect this zoo to be so nice. I spent a few hours there. Really enjoyed the rainforest exhibit. Then enjoyed a few hours walking around Miller park. Altogether, a very nice day. And ... it didn't break the bank.

Adv Living

This zoo had a very weak response when a minor threw a rock at a flamingo, so severely damaging the bird that the bird had to be euthanized. The minor who threw the rock should face charges, and his or her family should be forced to pay a substantial fine. Media reports quoting zoo officials made it seem that zoo officials don't really care that a visitor killed a harmless, innocent animal!!!

Alissa Birge

I love this zoo. Every time you go is a good time! It's a small zoo but it's ALWAYS fun and eventful. You can look on their website and find fun days. My daughter always loves getting her face painted.

Tia Miller

A small zoo, but the price matches the size. A great place to walk around and see some animals. They have a small carousel to ride and opportunities to interact with the animals. Great for small kids. There's also a fantastic splash pad and playground free to the public just across the parking lot. Well worth the stop.

Jeremie Wells

The park is small enough to get through with the kids in about an hour, but had enough to keep them entertained. It's always very clean and staff is great!

Val Madro

Cute little zoo! My partner and I had an great time here!

Amy Cristy

This is a fun little zoo. Our kids enjoyed it. The animals are very close but the price is a little high for the small amount of zoo it is. It is cool that they have a tiger and snow leopard when it is a smaller zoo. It's rare to see big cats like that in a small zoo. Plan time to spend in the amazing park in front of the zoo if you have kids. If you go in the summer bring a change of clothes or swim gear because they have a fantastic splash pad. The kids had just as much fun as the park and it's free.

Madonna Wheeler

Adorable zoo very reasonably priced the albino alligator is really cool beautiful property around the zoo splash pad an nice playgrounds. Help them raise money for the Xray machine to help the animals! All the staff is very knowledgeable about the animals and were very friendly with any questions. Henry the Cockatoo was hilarious on his perch.

Leslie Tammy

Very clean, saw so many different exhibits. Very informative staff! Got to see them feed the tiger.

Alexa Dereak

Not the biggest zoo, but still lots of cool exhibits to see. The prehensile tailed porcupine is my favorite and I always stop to visit him. The flamingos are really cool too. Really can't beat it for something cheap and local to do.

Aaron H

I've been visiting Miller Park Zoo for almost 40 years and, though it has evolved and improved, it has not lost the same warm, quaint, familiar spirit I remember from my childhood. The family membership is an excellent deal and should definitely be considered even if you only plan to visit a couple of times per year.

Celeste Walker

Just big enough for the kids to enjoy yet short enough for me to enjoy

Shaileshkumar Patel

I go again and again Love-ly place

Mitchell King

Small Zoo but really diverse good for 2 hour trip

Marilyn Davis

Love this zoo always been a favorite.

GAVINATOR 5000 !!

I loved this zoo. Went with my sons class so everything was kind of fast. I'm going again and enjoying myself. I loved the flamingo's. Very pretty and love watching them stand on 1foot forever.....LOL...#LOVEANIMALS

Jessica Beitz

Good zoo for little kids. Not very big but lots of cool animals and you learn a lot. And it was cool they have a lot of baby animals right now.

HELEN Flores Torrez

Nice place to visit but there gift shop was a rip off!

mike davidson

Small home town zoo - the kids love it

Michele Taylor

Lots of variety of animals and continues to grow. Kids love carousel.

Amber Prendergast

We love Miller Park Zoo. I went as a child and now I take my children. There are a wide variety of animals. It's great for all ages! The splash pad and playground are great top!

Dave Chadwick

It’s just about the right size for little kids. I know Bloomington is struggling financially a bit, but those tiny cages are kind of depressing. Maybe State Farm would help. I believe I’ll ask and would encourage you to ask as well.

Michael Perez

For a city of our size, this is a great zoo. Compact and educational.

Joel Stuart

Small zoo but clean and well kept.

Karen Mercer

Beautiful zoo. Not too big. Nice selection of animals.

LARUM DEAN

The Miller Park Zoo is historic and relevant. From educated staff, endangered and exotic animals, I learn every time I visit. This is a Midwestern must see! You need to have a day date and of course bring the kids. Five stars.

Zena Caudle

It was fun seeing all the animals and the weather was just right for an outside activity. Enjoyed it very much.

Anni Mitchell

We loved it...easy to find things...staff friendly and helpful

Kristy Wickenhauser

Good exhibits, nice walk through rain forest, loved the big cats and rhe monkeys,great to watch my 3 grandsons enjoying the different animals.

MJQG123

A lot of empty exhibits. The tropical world smells absolute horrid. The lion was really cool though. He was roaring and it was really cool!

Kalee W.

This zoo doesn't have many animals and there isn't pop up shops to get a snack. It was disappointing that you could walk this whole zoo in a hour or less.

Kurt Brendley

Great Zoo for a small town. I was shocked by the variety in wildlife. They even had a snow lepord.

Carrie O'Rourke

Lovely smaller zoo. A perfect size for an hour or two with little ones, or a relaxed visit by yourself. Interesting mix of birds, reptiles, bugs, animals, in their exhibits. They don't always come out in all types of weather, but you are close enough to view them well when they aren't hiding or hunkered down somewhere. Don't miss the eagles, otters, flamingos...or any wild cats when in their outside exclosures. Goats, reindeer, red pandas, wallabies, etc. Tortoises too. Red wolves... Great time to be had here. Mostly recommended for comfortable times of the year as so many of them are outdoor exhibits. We never get here often enough. Always glad when we do.

Dani Udelhofen

I enjoyed this very much. Good explanation of the animals. Nice variety.

Barbara Krueger

A great just the right size zoo for kids. Well cared for and interesting exhibits! Great location in the park with a super playground right near parking lot! Zoo workers really helpful sharing info like alligator making a nest and eggs expected in a couple of days.

Kala Finley

For a smaller zoo there are a lot of great animals. I love the tiger. Wallaby walk is pretty cool, I've never seen anything like it. The porcupine is my favorite just because I've never seen one so active before. I've been multiple times. It's big enough that you can spend a few hours there and see everything but small enough where you don't get bored. Also, for a zoo it is really clean.

Sheep O'Delight

A charming little zoo with scheduled needing times for some of the animals, a small indoor rainforest, and a petting zoo.

Erica HealthDiva

Adorable animals, friendly staff, lots to do.

connor fitzgerald

Friendly helpful staff, and a decent variety of animals for a small zoo. However, I would like a little more information and pictures about the animals.

Jim Poppe

Way better than I expected

w h

It's a great local zoo.

Mark Hallett

Nice for the location and close to a park which is nice

Gregory Blake

Very friendly staff! Smaller than Stl but it still was amazing! I loved the animals, and they even seem to be healthy, which other zoos seem to not have.

Caleb P

Honestly I had so much fun visiting this place considering I wasn't sure what to expect. There's tons of exhibits to see. Great place to bring the kids or wife!

Susie Trovia

We spent a really nice weekend in town earlier in June. This is a nice zoo, well done, clean and a nice variety of animals. I loved the whole park here, so busy and much to watch. Will come back to explore further.

Ryan Huseboe

Nice little zoo to take the kids to, very reasonable, and you get closer to the animals than you do at most other zoos.

Kristin Madden

Great zoo. Had alot of fun!

Lindsay White

Great zoo for being in a smaller community. Great diversity in species

Kristal Tomko

Very nice smaller zoo! Enough so in some areas it feels more up close than most! In a safe way. Kids love it, I enjoyed it wasn't crowded with hoards of people, staff are friendly, happy to chat. The biggest animals here are the tiger and snow Leopard, beautiful! Cute smaller animals, birds, and 2 bald Eagles, as big as my 4yr old. No concessions, just vending machines, but it won't take all day long to go through. Picnic areas, in and out of the zoo, play area, and splash pad.

Jackie Kaeser

Kids love going here! Lots to do and see. The goose poop is a little ridiculous and makes it hard to walk around the lake.

David Schwartz

Fantastic zoo! It was our first time there and we will certainly be back. Loved how the zoo keepers engaged with the animals while we were there!

Stef Spiecker

haven't been to Miller Park in years looks different but nice

Christopher Becher

For a town the size of Bloomington-Normal, I am impressed with the zoo and the variety of animals! The bald eagles are so big!

Drake Stimage

Staff was very curtiouszo, the grounds are well kept. Its a great place tontake the kids for an outing, it not super crowded, there's not a hge selection of animals but it's still a great place to visit especially for the kids.

Kamal Sharif

A little small for my taste in zoos, but it's a nice place.

Melissa Frye

One of my favorite little zoos! I love coming back again and again.

Jill Hopper

Very nice little Zoo. Has an outdoor water play area nearby, so kids can play after you tour the zoo and cool off. Very enjoyable!

Mark B

Total waste of tax dollars keeping the wrong animals.... Boring

Sam Nason

Very fun place to visit. The atmosphere was great and exhibits were well shown!

Kim Jones

Great zoo! Our family enjoyed our visit. Reasonable prices.

OthonnAmanda Martinez

Fun time as always. New Exhibit. Seal exhibit is now the American Crocodiles.

Rachel V

Great little zoo! We love that they have junior zookeeper's engaging with the children through education and animals. Zoo is clean and there is a wonderful variety of animals including big cats which are some of our favorites. Our little one loves the carousel. Concessions and gift shop available. Easy access to nice restrooms. Only complaint this time was due to construction in Miller Park, parking was a little trickier than usual.

Felicia Rivas

It's rather small, but with a large variety of animals everywhere you look. Most exhibits are outside, but there are also indoor exhibits to cool off in on a hot day. Concessions and restrooms readily available. My only concern was limited parking. Overall, though, it makes for a great trip!

Cathy Albers

Great play ground! The is nice all also.

Michael Jordan

Nice little zoo and a great park right next door for the youngsters!

Jason Boomgarden

I've been coming to this zoo ever since I was little-- and I have never stopped loving it! The zookeepers are always very helpful and you can tell they really care alot about the animals! The grounds aren't especially expansive, but they're full of interesting and happy animals! If you're in Blo-No and looking for a fun way to kill a few hours, MPZ is perfect for you!

Carolyn Muffler

love this small zoo. perfect size kids dont get tired or bored an me either lol. staff ste anazing too

Heather Jenkins

Staff was friendly, and the zoo seemed well kept

Iona Bell

We really enjoyed ourselves The staff were very nice and helpful

my2 goodboys

A wide variety of animals and very clean and well maintained.

Corey Wolfe

This was my first time to visit the Miller Park Zoo. It is a small zoo good for an afternoon visit. My family and I decided to take a day trip to visit here. It has some cool animals. Our favorite part was probably the Wallaby area. There is a path you walk on with a short knee high wooden fence. The Wallaby aren’t in cages. They are out roaming around. Very cool to see and be that close to them. I also like that they had a small petting area with some goats and such. It’s worth a visit.

Thetoaster Thompson

Nice place to meet up with friends. Kids get a big kick out of it. Nice variety.

T. Hutchins

The best of it all ,a beautifully kept Zoo, surrounded by a beautiful Park, with a beautiful Lake and really nice paddle boat facility lots of fun for all ages. a must do .

Jaci Scheck

Very small zoo but its clean and the kids liked it

Leone Shaw

Loved this Zoo, very clean and Animals looked well looked after,.A must do if you are in the area!

Bob Filippi

Very nice small zoo.

Mark Marshall

Grandkids enjoy visiting the zoo here.

L8tin Cook

The Tiger was out & moving! (Well licking himself)Finally after 3 years, they love that sun after the winter. Otters and kitties were cool, u get what u pay for, and we're lucky to have a Zoo at all here I feel some days.... Usually reminds me that I'm helping kill the Earth and wildlife slowly as humans bloat to 8.5 Billion globally

Anthony McKee

Our granddaughters loved the zoo. All the animals were very friendly and curious too. We especially liked the otters. We also liked the merry go round. We give the zoo two thumbs up!

Niki Friedman

Went on a school trip. The facility was very clean and staff was willing to answer the kids questions

Tina Brown

I love this zoo but I wasn't there 2 weeks ago hmmm

Al Lundy

We are fortunate to have such a wonderful community resource as this.

Nikoli Ellis

Great zoo! It is a very fair price for all they have to offer!!! Many interesting animals and great exhibits. Zoo keepers overall were friendly, they knew enough to answer our questions. We will go back in the future!

Gary

Needs more space. Nice small zoo

Leanna Watkins

A great variety of animals. My son enjoyed himself.

Sarah Emory

We love this zoo!! We come from a city where the zoo is about the same size, but about three times more expensive and far less fun. The great things about this zoo- wide variety of animals to see, prices are incredibly reasonable, the carousel is great fun for little ones, the exhibits are set up so that you can see almost every animal quite well, and the feedings are SO fun. Highly recommend you prioritize the seal and otter feedings, they're awesome! Staff is friendly and helpful.