Reviews of The Texas Zoo (Zoo)

Dalia Licea

Loved It. Had a great time. And everyone at the Zoo is so friendly. Only thing, some of the exhibits dont have names of animals to what specifically it actually is. Overall great.

Michael Benitez

The Texas Zoo is always fun to go to. It is small, but it has so much too see and the staff are packed full of information. They have peacocks that roam around. They are so beautiful and they keep the place very clean. I haven't been to another zoo that you can see the animals so up close. Come check it out for yourself.

Alexandria Balboa

Bunch of animals all looked very cute

Kala Tanner

Best time ever!! Everyone was so friendly and animal encounters are great!!!!

John Gillenwater

Had a good time Thanks! Recommended!

Maria Edwards

I haven't been here since I was a kid. We decided to go and I was suprised how much of it has changed. We went when there was very few people. It was a nice, small zoo. My family enjoyed it.

Amanda Cantu

Not so much a zoo, more like a rescue. All the animals here are rescued. Worth the the drive from Corpus. Fun Fact : Both bears were on Jimmy Fallon with Robert Irwin as Cubs. They also have where you can interact with the animals for a small fee.

Bonnie Riley

Amazing difference since the remodel 2 months ago! Looks great!!

Garrit Culver

Room for a double/side by side stroller to access the entire place. Fun and not too big to be overwhelming. Just enough for the kids to enjoy but not get worn out from the heat. We all had a great time and would definitely go back if we were in the area. Friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Zulema Moreno

Staff is awesome!!

Kimberly Hartman

It was quiet. Not too crowded. The zoo keepers seemed to really love the animals and really wanted us to learn the best we could about them. There was a gift shop for souvenirs and an adorable train ride that the children can ride on for a little history of the zoo.

Chrissi Ward

HAUNTED ZOO OCTOBER 10TH -13TH AND OCTOBER 17TH-20TH Volunteers needed :)

Val Gonzales

Small place with a BIG heart! Loved it. Took my 15, 9, and 2 yr olds. They enjoyed the roaming peacocks, took photos with them, sat with them and fed them, and loved feeding the deer. It was hot and they didn't complain. We just enjoyed the time there. Support this gem!! Cute small town getaway. Gift shop. Affordable. The macaw was talking to us. Under construction. They are adding a concession stand and patio. But i'll be honest, I went for the peacocks. My girls are obsessed. We were not disappointed. Take mosquito spray! Customer service was PERFECT!! From the front door check in to leaving. Thank you for making our little visit great you guys!

rvlifeontheroad

love the Eagels

raven grogan

Great for the kiddos!

William Mukaisu

Wonderful place.

Madix

Snakes cool.

Emily Thigpen

It's so neat! It's a small zoo that seems to be expanding, though I wish the snake habitat had been open whenever I went! Definitely recommend for families with smaller children going through Victoria!

Susan Monroe

Great!

Alicia Romano

Still working on recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Lots of exhibits closed or no animals. In my opinion, admission fee is a little high for what you get.

love dog599

Is a very tiny zoo and it was expensive to get in

Jack Brumley

Always fun. Great for kids

Jeffrey Odom

Wonder beautiful

Brandon Lucio

Great place, still rebuilding but an overall enjoyable experience.

Michele Stuhrenberg

Animals are well attended to and most appear to be rescues. Area was clean and a children's camp was in session. We had a great time and was able to pet and feed a lot of the animals.

Charlotte Charlie M

Good for the price. I wouldn't drive about an hour or so to get there. It's quite small. Children over 10years of age will probably get bored after about around an hour. I wouldn't make it my whole day's activity plan , especially for the weekend.

Breezalynn Becker

Took my 14 month old. We’ve been before and still enjoyed it. There is some enclosures closed due to construction from the hurricane. I love seeing the Jaguars because they are very engaging. Staff is friendly. Zoo is good size so it doesn’t overwhelm kids. Wish the petting zoo was open.

BLUESTAR KING

Nice zoo friendly staff. I wish they would trim all that jungle in from and around zoo I think many more humans would visit.

Angel Stewart

This zoo needs a lot of help!!!! Every animal there was living in hell. Not one happy animal there other then the free roaming peacocks. Very disappointed that the website talks about all the updates after the hurricane yet it looks like the hurricane hit yesterday. I felt like I was walking through a prison and every animal had a small confined death sentence. Made me depressed just walking through. Of course kids love it they just see a kool animal. I saw sadness though.

Jessica Marie Godoy

Nice little zoo to take a stroll... This zoo is in center of the park which has acres and acres of grass and trees. The zoo itself is fairly small but very nice for a stroll with several large trees to provide shade on the walk ways. Pretty quite too enjoy the animal. The price is a bit for what you're seeing since you can walk the entire zoo in 30mins or less. Other than that a nice place to visit.

Bill Flaugher

Small but a very good zoo to enjoy.

Epiphany Archangel

Took my kids to zoo boo which was good with all the booths. Just didn't think the appearance when you walk out is all that appealing. Looks a bit unkept where there aren't any animals. A grass cut would definitely help and maybe a few more animals would be great. Overall though my kids (1 and 7) had a blast looking at the animals.

Bobby Munoz

Awful !!! Lots of things closed, just a circle with 6 animals at most! .. It would of been good to know it was under construction ... nothing on website or infront.. it actually says petting zoo was open and it wasn't.... DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND COME HERE

Eh Hippie

Great place to take the kids ! Plenty of things to see and learn about , also has a pokestop and pokegym!

Monica Quintanilla

I hadn't been to the Texas zoo in over 10 years and was pleasantly surprised at the facility and animals. The staff was pleasant also. We encountered a supervised feeding of the bears which was really interesting.

Janis Brown

It's a great lil place just noticed there water in there living spaces is very green and didn't look great ..thats about it ..very friendly.

Ram Her

Fixed up nice since the flood. We like the new set up. The cages that hold rabbits you can feed. You can purchase lettuce in the store. You can also pet them at times when a handler brings one out. The train no longer works that gave kids rides. My favorite animal is the otter. Was kinda disappointed to see them have little water the day we went. I mean they had enough to stay wet and move around but usually they have lots of water.

Ryan Griffith

Personalized Experience! Really grateful to Jay, Liz, Alex, and the rest of the staff at The Texas Zoo for working with me to get a great Wildlife Encounter package. They set up a package for me and my fiancé to come and meet/interact with about a dozen different animals. So many memorable experiences like hand feeding bears and tong feeding jaguars, having birds perch and fly to us, holding a lemur, playing with and petting a lynx, and so much more. And even though they had birthday parties, vet visits, renovations to supervise, a special event to set up, and the regular amount of guests, the entire staff was extremely friendly and made us feel more part of the zoo rather than customers. Anyone reading this should definitely stop by and visit and tryout a wildlife interaction or two, or try them all it is beyond worth it and they may throw in some extra bonus visits. So again extremely helpful staff, very educational experience, amazing animals, and an experience we will never forget. I could write an entire essay for a review and not do you guys justice, thanks again.

Shelby Ferry

Loved my experience here! All the animals were so active and would walk up to the fences to say hello, unlike the bigger zoos where the animals are hidden or sleeping all day. I also did the lynx encounter and it was so amazing! I learned so much about the species and they do an amazing job at the Texas zoo! Totally worth it and will for sure be going back soon!

Brandon Boyer

Great small zoo. You won't find the animals you would at the Houston Zoo or San Antonio zoo but it's great to see your kids eyes light up at the bear or petting a skunk. Plus it's for a good cause. I pay for the yearly membership (I think it's $60 for my kid and I). It's a great deal to go as many times as you want and the drinks and snacks aren't outrageously priced like you might think.

Ruth Cooper

It's a small Zoo but it's a good place for children to learn about animals.

Connor Kutach

It was a great way to get up close and personal with the birds

Joe Taylor

Great zoo for an hour long zoo trip. And inexpensive too.

Coastal Fun

Sort of small, but... everything was clean and the animals are in appropriate habitats. I have been to zoos all over Texas and can normally find something to complain about, but this time we were pleasantly surprised. Zoo is nestled in a family friendly park within a very nice neighborhood AND the price is fair. Most zoos opt for cheaper area to save money. We plan to go back. Fingers crossed on the stage getting a makeover so we can sit for a lesson or two about the animals. Way to go, The Texas Zoo Victoria!

Novell Irene Cano

Always a pleasant experience. The tortoises gavr us a show too...jaja Loved the new gift shop.. Need to have concessions open.

ARTHUR GUZMAN

Pretty cool zoo.Me and my wife enjoyed it.

Justin K

Came into Victoria to attend the University of Houston Victoria, ring ceremony to obtain my college ring. Jax and Sophia the official mascot blessed the rings, and had to see them in person while in town. Go Jags!!!! A wonderful zoo not overly large but definitely worth seeing. Other animals featured are the American alligator,black bears, including free roaming peacocks. There is a petting zoo where you can feed animals also. The zoo features for a small fee a close up experience, with Jax & Sophia along with other animals if you choose. A small zoo but they are still recovering after Hurricane Harvey's devastation from a few years ago. Had a amazing time there and couldn't go wrong seeing Jax and Sophia. Go Jags!!! #uhvringday

Ronnie Graham

I love going to the Texas zoo

Beth Tuttle

I haven't been there in a long time enjoyed seeing the bears

Kenneth Garza

They have fixed it up really nice, the kids had a blast!

Alex Johnson

This small little gem of a zoo is outstanding! The animals were all lively and seemed very happy and the proximity to the animals really shocked me. Most zoos you are very distant from the animals but here at the Victoria zoo you are able to get very close to them and that offers a much more rewarding experience! We will absolutely be back!

Sarah Booth

Small but really great for small children. Very manageable for about 1.5 hour visit on a weekday morning - get in, see everything, get out in time for nap : ). Staff are great about talking to kids and if you get there in the morning you will get to see them feeding and bringing the animals out of their night houses. They add different items to enrich the environment for each animal and will explain to you why and how they do what they do. For example, the jaguars were fascinated by a pine tree sprayed in...ocelot urine. Weird but fascinating to little boys.

Mike Slotemaker

My son and I were visiting the area from Montana (him) and Idaho (me) for a long weekend to relax. We spent a morning at The Texas Zoo and had a blast. The jaguars were by far the best as they engaged us and were a lot of fun. Very much enjoyed the other critters as well. We highly recommend The Texas Zoo!

kyle scott

Kids love it!

Mark C

For the admission price, not bad. Especially if you have kids. Its a small zoo but a nice variety of animals to see. Went during the heat of the day so some of the animals were snoozing.

Marvin Solorzano

Nice for family fun...

joe lane

Not big but you get your moneys worth

Billy Ashby

I recently visited and loved this little zoo. While the zoo is smaller we were able to see all the animals very clearly. All the kids had a great time. We went early on a Saturday morning and the crowd was very small. We will be heading back for sure.

Alfredo Espericueta Jr

Small but nice. Plenty for the kids too see.

MariaMagdelenaGomez

Was a little smaller the expected but we had a wonderful time and the staff is very friendly

Jose Dominguez

Small zoo, you can see everything in like half hour.

Michael Sifford

Not as big like it used to be,because of Hurricane "HARVEY."

Jacqui Martinez

Was in Victoria for work and stopped by the Texas Zoo, staff were super friendly. Small humble zoo, doesn't take all day to visit but no e to go & support when bored. The animals loved having visitors... This was a nice experience, fed the free roaming birds, and the goats/deer/turkey/emu/sheep at petting zoo... because the zoo is smaller, this is a great place to bring elderly for something to do, it would be enough walking with places to stop and rest if they felt exhausted... great first zoo for a child to visit as well, clean restrooms on site.

Alamoguy 72

Daughter wanted to see the tiger but apparently it's gone

Gabriel Salinas

Very very quiet place to get you mind of things for a minute, or just a little quality time with you family. You have to worry about a big crowd for your kids to run in and get lost. Just a perfect little place to enjoy.

Sylvia Solis

Took my grandkids. They love the area. It's not a big place and I like that it's enclosed.

Furman Crowe

We had a grate time very good interaction with the animals the kids had a blast

Jon Salinas

My daughter enjoyed the petting zoo.and the staff is friendly. This zoo let's us get up close and personal with the animals.

Christina Reyes

Love Animals

Becky Gonzales

Best place to take your kids my grandkids Love the animals

Gloria Garcia

Staff is very friendly....good place for toddlers...its small not big like other zoos...but we so enjoyed it...

Andrew French

Great little place to bring the kids on an afternoon. It's small and doesn't take long to get around the whole thing.

Leslie Lewis

It was so fun..

Tammy Baker

Awesome experience

Mike Johnston

You have to see this. Some rescue birds and 3 Bald Eagles nice zoo. Feed some and see the bears play. Lol

Crystal Cruz

I had no idea this place was in Victoria. Must say its nice & small. The animals were actually moving around unlike the Houston Zoo. Definitely would return.

Bill Hays

They have BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS.

Allison Potter

Such a great place!

Joan King

My grandkids love it it's all that matters

Thomas O'Grady

This is an awesome zoo! It's small, but has lots of animals and exhibits. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. They even have a mini train ride through the zoo. We spent about 2 hours here, we visited some animals more than once. Will definitely be going back to visit again.

Joe Estrada

The people there was so friendly God bless you

mpj

This place is great I love to take my son here he is a year-and-a-half and he really enjoys it the people are very friendly and the price to get in this place is incredible doesn't break the bank wonderful place to take the kids and have fun with the family.

Alyson Klimitchek

I enjoyed the petting zoo. This zoo needs money and serious work. Small children will enjoy. Many of the enclosures seem kind of thrown together and not clean. Especially sad for the bald eagles not having room to go higher. Did not see any snakes and that would have been a good feature to help people identify them.

Urbano Garcia

Loved it!! Really nice place. Thoroughly enjoyed the bear's!

Cesar Garza

Please donate to help restore to former glory!

Kimberly Coburn

Very small walk it in hour.

Veronica Rodriguez

These animals look so sad and it smells so so bad.

Brian Quintanilla

Friendly, knowledgeable staff, amazing animals, great place for a birthday party.

Jessica Flores

Great place to take the kids or go on a date. Not very big, as I'm from Dallas, but still worth the stop.

Jim Skipper

An unusual zoo. Small, but an interesting collection of animals. Young friendly staff. It was fun feeding the two young bears.

John Reftin

Good place for kids and familiy. They have got planty different animals. Im little concerned about the animals because they don't look good like they used to before. Please take better care of them.

Mary Tigerina

Had lots of fun.

Joshua Martin

They're doing their best to clean up after the hurricane

Michael Aguirre

Took my son there. We hwf a blast. He's never been. Really enjoyed feeding the birds by had. He's never seen A Peacock before...that kinda scared him. Gifts were not to expensive. Got plenty of souvenirs! He'll remember this visit for sure! Thanks Victoria Zoo!!!

J.R Quintanilla

Clean and well plotted.

Keith Craft

Great place. I have taken my family several times. It is small, but a great value.

Edward Garcia

It's a beautiful Zoo

Alyssa Clifton

Saw their exhibit at the San Antonio Rodeo. I wanted to cry watching the animals pace back and forth In Their tiny enclosures. Completely ruined my night. I do hope their enclosures back “home” are nicer and roomier.

Feras Rabaiah

Fun place for family and kids , but it’s hot in Houston so be wise when you choose the daytime

Eddie Eddie

Too little.

Melinda Chapa

I love this place. There are new exhibits. Nice upgrades; great for a short excursion, a much smaller type zoo with few, but amazing exhibits.

Curtis Pack

I was in the Riverside Park but not at the Texas zoo.

Jeremy Johnson

Great sized zoo for little kids

yen m

Cute zoo. I love how people are able to interact with some of the animals and the peacocks

Jessica Williams

Great place for young kids. Not to big that they get overwhelmed

Lois Cazinha

Love this place. For a small zoo, they have good selection

Jason Stidham

Pathetic, filthy, & lacking of animals. Several of the animals there were showing signs of distress. It was sad, to say the least. Certainly not worth the $33 that we paid for myself (a veteran), my wife, and our 2- small children. The staff was very nice and so polite. I felt badly for them as well. It has to be difficult for true animal lovers to see the animals being kept in those conditions. EVERYTHING there was extremely outdated and just overall disgusting. Will be our absolute last visit to The Texas Zoo. Save your money and drive to The San Antonio Zoo or just spend $5 to take your children to Skateworld.

Adam Guevara

Nice little zoo. Its great for kids, not too crowded and the staff is friendly. Great place

Cendy friedrichs

It was small. But really cool to see all The critters. And hang out with my kid

Shane Stewart

The zoo is hidden pretty far back into a residential neighborhood. There was no obvious signage directing to the zoo. It was surprisingly small, my kids were done within 40 minutes even taking their time. It's not badly kept up or anything, just small.

Spoony Love

Nice place but I like the zoo in Chicago better. Jax gave a slightly toothy bj, minimal blood, but not bad for a natural born killer

Amy Burrell

Spent mothers day weekend it was nice. If you want to get really close to the animals this is the zoo to do it. Not very big but a nice little spot.

Andrea Newman

Friendly environment and staff

Grace S

At The Texas Zoo, we can see the animals that are native to Texas. Our whole family enjoyed the visit. It was very interesting and educational. Hope we can all support this wonderful zoo!

JJ Ortiz

Small zoo. Pretty fun if you're bored. Cute sheeps

Jena Wind

The zoo is smaller than most, but it's easy to interact and have a closer look at the animals here than any other zoo I've been to. Felt like the staff certainly enjoyed their jobs and were knowledgeable when we asked questions. There just seemed to be too few staff members. They were mostly cleaning and tending to the animals so they weren't very available for attendees. Reptile exhibit was full of snakes that are local to Texas. It was warm inside the building, but the adorable out of place baby black squirrel made us forget that. Loved being able to walk through the aviary, but wished the nectar feeding area was opened. Cashier told us the nectar feeding cage closed because the fencing wasn't good enough to keep the little birds in. The facilities in general felt run down, and leaning toward inadequate. That's why four stars instead of five. The petting zoo was... different. Two emus, sheep and a deer. It's fenced without entry. You're basically lined up on a deck, feeding these animals bird seed through the railings. Careful for those emus. I don't recommend letting kids feed them.

Heidi Sue Bloebaum

One of the greatest of the smaller zoos in TX that I’ve visited. So far, I’ve been a total of 3 times, but very definitely plan to be a return visitor in the future AND will also DEFINITELY recommend this place to as many animal lovers I know.

Jennifer Hernandez

My kids love it here

Serenity Still

We had a great time. My 7 year old daughter loved it. We're from Houston area but she says we have to come back to visit Zoey the barn cat

Tess Ficcaglia

For a small town it was very nice. Animals well cared for & natural habitats. Technicians very informative. Interactive area being implemented. Will go back.

Dorothy Harley

Its a small zoo perfect for the little one's to have a little adventure

Denise R

Love this zoo.

Gavy Giehl

Awesome and friendly staff!

Bethany Pegues

Clean and good fun. Very interactive.

Marshal Matthews

loved the zoo, the beautiful animals such as the jaguar, bears, primates, birds and cool little armadillos and possums that are easily spotted in there inclosers and the ability to see them up close, through gates of course, however a great experience for family with the zoo not being crazy crowded allowing you to truely enjoy and learn to love those lovely animals. the employees are nice and very helpful and the zoo is very well kept, the zoo also has the ability for you to get right up to animals such as peacocks, turkeys, pigs and there crazy for food goats which we watched for several minutes, this zoo is by far my favorite and i cant wait to go again.

Shawnta Redding

Loved the Macaws.. it was nice.

Parisa Mirdamadi

Cute zoo with nice exhibits. The peacocks are fun to watch walking around! Clean areas and friendly staff.

Tina Lombardo

Nice small zoo staff answers questions with smiles

James Moore

Small but fun. Good way to spend an hour or 2 with family.

LJ Preston

Family oriented and very informative staff. Had a good time

Linda Urban

Prices high for what animals they have.

midnight gacha love

They love their animals and an can give. You a full history of every one of them. Its clean and we'll managed.

Joelane Schumann

Got great pics of black bear. emu and lemurs. Keepers are super friendly. We saw keepers deworm two foxes. So much fun we looked at everything twice.

Dustin Carter

Small zoo but can have a lot of fun it's also located in a park with lots of things to do

David Pike

I used to not like small zoos when I was younger... but, most of these animals are rescued from people who thought how great it would be to have a wild animal as a pet. The staff really care for these animals - and it shows. They all seemed happy and playful (the animals AND the staff lol). I was there on a Sunday - I hope the locals support the facility better than what I saw - I think we were the only one's there.

Cindy

Its just ok. Every time we've gone, there's not a lot of animals actually there. A lot of closed off places. There is not very much to see, so there should be bigger areas for the animals that are there to live. For what they charge it should be a lot nicer/cleaner.

Frances Vasquez

Awesome

Kayla Martin

Well there isnt much in victoria so its was nice to see but I have to say wish the entertained more for the price you pay we walked threw in 10 min and barely any staff to be seen loved the leopards but seems they could use more toys or something to do as well

Jill Donaho

Nice little local zoo, staff seems dedicated. Needs money to move forward in a positve way.

Rich Prince

Unbelievable collection of animals, fowl and reptiles from all over the world. My family spent over 5 hours here and it seemed like we were only here for and hour or two.

Manuel Gloria

Great small zoo. Nice getaway

Asher Tye

A sweet little zoo, though I wish they had bats or even a few more aquatic animals.

Keisha Palmer

We love this place. The employees are so informative and patient & the animals are so very awesome!

ana ives

It was ok, I not a fan of animals in captivaty!

Marris Supaman

Great zoo for kids... Lots of interactions with animals... Just big enough to draw interest and not tire you out on a hot day... Small enough to make you want to come back. An added plus is the property around the zoo... Park, golf course, rose garden and not to mention the river...makes for a

Claudia Black

Was a wonderful experience! I loved the animals. However every enclosure had water in it expect for the bear encloser. They were licking the water line that would normally give them water I assume and seemed quite upset they had no water. They also didn't have food in the cage like the other animals. If you look at the photo I attached of the bears you can see the bigger bear licking a water line with no water coming out. Hoping next time we go it's different. The emu and the turkey are the best

Amanda Cozzaglio

We love visiting the Texas do it so awesome my son loves all the animals there

Pat Busby

Zoo had gone through a lot because of hurricane Harvey. It's a small zoo, but they save a lot of animals, which is not a small thing.

Diana Molina

Loved it

Wilson McBride, II

A great place not only to visit but to work. Worked there twice. Once as a keeper and once as Head maint. It saddens me that Harvey damaged it so bad. I pray for all my former co-workers as they work to rebuild and all the animals that were left homeless. Good luck and prayers for all!!

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Very sweet place! Informative and friendly staff. Loved it.

mario lasoya

Small but very nice

Christopher Graham

Different than the Houston zoo experience, much smaller and way more personal. This is a great place for kids and adults of all ages. Great place.

christopher martinez

Not too many exhibits, felt bad for animals, a lot of remodeling needs to be done, and can use a lot of attention to guests. Definitely not what it was 20 years ago. Hopefully it gets the funding it desperately needs

April Roberson

I was hoping for a bit more since we drove a long way to get there. My children, ages 3 to 7 really enjoyed spending an hour at the zoo, seeing all exhibits twice and playing in the grassy area with a choo choo train structure. Their favorite part was feeding the goats. The zoo needs more signage with the animal names, at the least. It would also be really nice to be able to read more info about the animals. (ie: I'd love to know where the Bald Eagles came from.)

Rose DLS

Quite a nice zoo. Definitely worth the visit. Well maintained and the animals looked well cared for. Friendly staff.

Sam Beecher

Not alot of animals you can walk through in 30 minutes

Shane Cleveland

This is a Good place to take The kids its not the biggest zoo I have ever been to but it's nice and the people that take care of things here are great they do a great job.