North Rhine-Westphalia is home to more zoos than any other federal state. No wonder it's not easy for you to decide. Every single zoo and animal park has its own special highlights: There are colourful butterfly houses, safari tours to wild animals in the savannah or a 360-degree glass tunnel aquarium with a view of an underwater world. Whether on land, in the water or in the petting zoo: you are guaranteed to find the right place for your own personal, animal-themed experience.
- Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum
Museum Aquazoo Löbbecke, Aquazoo Löbbecke Düsseldorf Open todayMore than 5,000 animals, some of them rare, can be discovered at Aquazoo Löbbecke. However, the facility in Düsseldorf is not a classic zoo. It is much more. In the unique combination of natural history museum, aquarium and zoo, you can discover the entire diversity of life on our planet on more than 2,000 square meters. - Cologne Zoo
Rolf Schlosser Köln Open todayThe zoo in the cathedral city is the third oldest zoo in Germany and also one of the largest, with 500 animal species from all continents and oceans. A special feature of Cologne Zoo is its elephant park - the largest and most modern north of the Alps with ten Asian elephants. And in the Hippodome, a replica of an African river landscape, visitors to the zoo can also admire hippos and Nile crocodiles under water. - Dortmund Zoo
Zoo Dortmund, Little panda at Dortmund Zoo Dortmund Open todayThe extensive green spaces and beautiful parkland with mature trees offer you a relaxing break from city life. And best of all: thanks to the modern animal houses, a visit to the zoo is a special experience whatever the weather. - Duisburg Zoo
Zoo Duisburg, Katta family at Duisburg Zoo Duisburg Open todayBetween the city and the Rhine, immerse yourself in the fascinating world of around 9,000 animals from more than 400 species at Duisburg Zoo. Notorious marsupials, cute koalas and cozy wombats can be seen in no other NRW zoo. - The zoo in Hamm
A.Savin, WikiCommons Hamm Open todayVisitors to Hamm Zoo can get very close to the animal inhabitants. Several enclosures, such as the Madagascar house with lemur island or the kangaroo enclosure, are accessible. Rare animal species, such as Bornean gibbons, fossas and tayras from South America, can only be seen in a few zoos in Germany. - Olderdissen Wildlife Park
Johannes Höhn, Tourismus NRW e.V., Storks at Olderdissen Zoo, Bielefeld Bielefeld Open todayYou will look in vain for elephants, tigers and giraffes in Bielefeld's only zoo. Instead, you will come across chamois and marmots, lynxes and wolves. The animal inhabitants of the Olderdissen Zoo are all from Germany. Or as they say in East Westphalia: "are from here". Nevertheless, some of the birds may seem strange to you. - Animal enclosure Kaisergarten Oberhausen
Oberhausen Tourismus, "Slinky Springs To Fame" is the title of the Rehberger Bridge, which crosses the Rhine-Herne Canal at Kaisergarten Oberhausen Oberhausen Open todayDiscover native animals free of charge in the Kaisergarten Oberhausen animal enclosure. Other interesting places to visit on the site include Oberhausen Palace with its Ludwigs Galerie and the special pedestrian bridge "Slinky springs to Fame", which crosses the Rhine-Herne Canal. - Eckenhagen Monkey and Bird Park
Sabine Dohrmann / Das Bergische, Witches' cottage in the witches' garden Reichshof Animal park, garden splendor and adventure world: time flies at the Eckenhagen Monkey and Bird Park in the Bergisches Land region. And not just because of the 150 or so bird species that have made their home at the private facility since it opened in 1981 and which, like the other animal inhabitants, sometimes come "dangerously" close to visitors. - All-weather zoo Münster
Münsterland e.V./ Philipp Fölting, Pelicans at the Allwetterzoo Münster Münster The Allwetterzoo Münster is not only one of the most famous zoos in Germany, but also one of the most beautiful. While in other zoos the weather often spoils the fun, here you can visit many animals in the numerous animal houses even in rainy weather. - Rheine Nature Zoo
Rheine At Rheine Nature Zoo, you can experience animals up close and personal and at the same time become aware of the importance of species and environmental protection. Rheine Nature Zoo in the beautiful Münsterland region has made it its mission to offer animals a home that is as close to nature as possible and to provide visitors with fascinating insights into the animal world.
