Sierra Safari Zoo, Reno

#25 among attractions in Reno

Zoo, Outdoor activities, Park

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The Sierra Safari Zoo is a zoo north of Reno, Nevada, United States. Opening in 1989, it has grown to become the zoo that houses more exotics in the state. It houses a wide variety of exotic animals from around the world, including primates, big cats, reptiles, sloths, and others. ()

Opened: 1989 (35 years ago)Elevation: 5164 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°37'24"N, 119°54'32"W

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10200 N Virginia StRaleigh HeightsReno 89506-9203 United States

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+1 775-677-1101

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Sierra Safari Zoo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mackay Stadium, University of Nevada, Wilbur D. May Center, Fleischmann Planetarium.

7.2 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Mackay Stadium, Reno
184 min walk • Mackay Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Reno, Nevada on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. It is the university's venue for football and women's soccer for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference.
7.3 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Nevada, Reno
188 min walk • The University of Nevada, Reno is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, in Elko, Nevada.
7 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Garden
Wilbur D. May Center, Reno
178 min walk • The Wilbur D. May Center is an attraction located in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park at 1595 North Sierra, Reno, Nevada. The facility comprises the Wilbur D. May Museum and the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Previously, it also included the Great Basin Adventure, a children's park.
7.2 miSE
Museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums
Fleischmann Planetarium, Reno
184 min walk • The Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium was built in 1963 on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It was the first planetarium in the United States to feature a 360-degree projector capable of providing horizon-to-horizon images and through time-lapse photography showing an entire day's weather in a few minutes.
7.3 miSE
Botanical garden
University of Nevada, Reno
185 min walk • University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum is a state arboretum located across the campus at the University of Nevada, Reno in Reno, Nevada.
7 miSE
39°32'51"N • 119°49'16"W
Nevada Historical Society, Reno
180 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
7.1 miSE
39°32'47"N • 119°49'16"W
W M Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, Reno
181 min walk • Museum
7.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Entertainment
Lawlor Events Center, Reno
185 min walk • Lawlor Events Center is northern Nevada's largest multi-purpose arena. It is located in Reno, Nevada at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
7.3 miSE
Botanical garden
UNLV Arboretum, Reno
185 min walk • The UNLV Arboretum is an 80-acre arboretum on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. The arboretum was established in 1985, and includes all of the landscaped areas of the entire 335-acre campus.
7.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball
William Peccole Park, Reno
186 min walk • William Peccole Park is a stadium in Reno, Nevada. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack baseball team. It opened in 1988. It holds 3,000 people.
5.7 miSE
39°34'16"N • 119°49'34"W
Bonanza Casino, Reno
146 min walk • Gambling, Nightlife, Casino