Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke

Name: Mill Mountain Zoo
Address: Roanoke, United States
Telephone: +1 540 343 3241

#12 among attractions in Roanoke

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The Mill Mountain Zoo is a zoo located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. When it opened in 1952, the zoo was operated by the City of Roanoke. In 1976, the city turned its operation over to the Roanoke Jaycees. The Jaycees operated the zoo until 1988 when its operation was handed over to the non-profit Blue Ridge Zoological Society. The BRZS still serves as the operator and fund raiser for the zoo. ()

Animals: 85Species: 35Coordinates: 37°14'51"N, 79°56'12"W

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Mill MountainRoanoke United States

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+1 540 343 3241

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Mill Mountain Zoo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Roanoke Star, Beth Israel Synagogue, Buena Vista, South Roanoke.

~1750 ftNE
Nature, Mountain
Roanoke Star, Roanoke
9 min walk • The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. It is visible for 60 miles from the air and it sits 1,045 feet above the city of Roanoke.
1.3 miNW
Synagogue, Greek Revival architecture
Beth Israel Synagogue, Roanoke
34 min walk • Beth Israel Synagogue is a Conservative synagogue located at 920 Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia. The synagogue was founded in 1900, and as of 2009, it had a membership of approximately 160 families and individuals.
1.3 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Buena Vista, Roanoke
34 min walk • Buena Vista is a historic plantation house located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with a shallow hipped roof and two-story, three-bay wing.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
South Roanoke, Roanoke
23 min walk • South Roanoke is a neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, Virginia, surrounded roughly by the Roanoke River to the north and Mill Mountain to the east, centered on Crystal Spring Avenue.
0.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
South Jefferson, Roanoke
15 min walk • South Jefferson is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, surrounded roughly by the Roanoke River to the south and east and the Roy L. Webber Expressway to the west, centered on South Jefferson Street.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Franklin-Colonial, Roanoke
30 min walk • Franklin-Colonial is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southwest Roanoke that is bisected by the three primary arterials of Franklin Road, the Roy L. Webber Expressway and Colonial Avenue.
1.2 miNW
37°15'20"N • 79°57'25"W
Towers Shopping Center, Roanoke
32 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Old Southwest, Roanoke
32 min walk • Old Southwest is a neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Located geographically near the center of the city, Old Southwest was annexed from Roanoke County in 1890 and developed as one of Roanoke's more affluent residential areas.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mill Mountain Zoo?

Nearby attractions include Roanoke Star, Roanoke (9 min walk), South Jefferson, Roanoke (15 min walk), South Roanoke, Roanoke (23 min walk).