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John Ball Zoo

4.6
  • Zoos
  • Grand Rapids, MI

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1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sat9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sun9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Brittany Slowik 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Quite impressed! I had some issues with buying tickets online (don’t love their system for this). Well after multiple attempts trying to get tickets the night before (around 9:30pm to get 1130 am tickets for the next day for a princess event),I got them but for some reason I ended up with 8am MEMBERS ONLY tickets. I live 2 hours away and have actually never been to the John ball zoo before so definitely not a member. It was late so I left an email trying to get it fixed and I called in the morning and left a message stating... read more

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Star Niquee 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Had a wonderful time most definitely a be back my daughter had a ball 🦉🐻🦁 the bear was sleep couldn’t see a couple other animals but still enjoyed it 

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Christina Marie McLeroy 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

The staff are super friendly! My two year old loved seeing the animals! 

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Jill Oosterman 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Local zoo is a big part of my childhood memories, my kids and now my grandchildren. A great combination of old and new exhibits keeps things interesting and fun 

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Christen Zuniga 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

We had a great time 🥰 We loved all the lego animals 

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Justin Esman 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Have a lot of animals, exhibits are close so you do the whole thing I about 3hrs. love the lion, tiger and brown bear exhibits the most. 

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Tracy Ware 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Kids’ playground. Nice atmosphere 

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Dan Lucian Olāsāu 
recommend  Recommended
4 years ago

Best zoo in town..!lol great place to show the kids tons of animals outside our region n nostalgic for all us old farts..!;) 

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Danny Guyton 
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4 years ago

Perfect for gettin the family out 

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How is John Ball Zoo rated?

John Ball Zoo has a 4.6 star rating with 13,781 reviews. 

When is John Ball Zoo open?

John Ball Zoo is closed now. It will open tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.