Audubon Zoo
Located in historic Uptown New Orleans Audubon Zoo cares for animals from around the globe, engaging educational programs, and hands-on animal encounters. Unique natural habitats such as the award-winning Louisiana Swamp and Jaguar Jungle showcase the relationship between people and nature. Don't miss the daily animal presentations, chats and feeds; our highly endangered whooping cranes, Amur leopards, and orangutans; our tiger; and our mysterious white alligators. Audubon Zoo is consistently one of the country’s top-ranked zoos, voted as one of the top ten zoos in the country in the USA Today “10Best” reader poll and ranked as one of the top things to do in New Orleans.
Hours
Timed-ticketing available up to one hour before closing.
Audubon Zoo and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas are now open!
Due to State and City reopening guidelines, all Audubon facility admission, including for Members, must be reserved online in advance for a specific date and entry time. You can find more information about how to purchase tickets on our ticketing website and changes to your Audubon visit experience due to State and City reopening guidelines on our reopening website.
Audubon Park and Riverview are open to the public, including vehicular traffic. Audubon Tennis and the Audubon Park Golf Club are open. Click the links to learn more about the current operating status of each facility.
Entergy Giant Screen Theater and Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium remain closed to the public, and we do not yet have a timeline for reopening. Please follow Audubon on social media and check back here for more updates as the phased reopening of New Orleans continues.
Meet the Animals
Discover some of the animals that are cared for by Audubon Nature Institute.