Set a Course for Zoo Adventure

Summer is in swing at the Zoo!

May 23, 2025

If you want to take a walk on the wild side, the Zoo is thrilled to welcome guests for a summer of family fun! There are many new and exciting things that will make your visit truly zoo-perb!

The butterflies are back! I Spy a Butterfly, our immersive greenhouse for free-flying butterflies will again surround guests with the colors and quiet beauty of these winged wonders through September 1.

The Zoo’s iconic carousel is set to spin daily. Can you imagine any better way to spend a summer afternoon than going around in circles with some of the Zoo’s most beloved residents of the present and past?

Speaking of the past, guests can also dabble in a little time travel, turning the clock back millions of years to the frozen world of Ice Age: Frozen in Time. Encounter some of the largest mammals to ever trod the Earth, including mammoths, mastodons, massive ground sloths, and more! See them through September 1 – when the summer is over, these amazing animatronics animals will become extinct once more.

To make it even better, the Zoo is offering a special discount package that combines all these amazing amenities (as well as a super-fun scavenger hunt) and Zoo admission! The One Wild Day Pass includes all these delightful family friendly attractions in a single purchase. This is your summer passport to savings – a total of 20 to 30% from all items individually! To purchase or for more information about the One Wild Day Pass, please visit One Wild Day Pass – Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Also, a reminder as you plan your visit: The Zoo is under construction! Learn about our modified entry procedures as we build a new Zoo entrance plaza as part of the first phase of our master plan!

The Zoo is all geared up for your animal adventures this summer – all that is missing is you!