Hotel Near Memphis Zoo

The Memphis Zoo is located 6.5 miles from the Holiday Inn Select Memphis Airport Hotel and is sure to attract all ages of animal lovers.

Click here for an interactive map powered by Google for directions to the Memphis Zoo.

If you’re looking for fun and excitement, you’ll find it at the Memphis Zoo!  Sitting on 70 acres and home to more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species, this zoo is rich with all kinds of animal life.  The zoo provides top-quality, state-of-the-art exhibits in three zones – East, Central, West - that mimic the animals' natural habitats. These exhibits include:

• African Veldt
• Northwest Passage
• Primate Canyon
• Animals of the Night
• Dragon's Lair
• Penguin Rock
• Herpetarium
• Aquarium

At the Memphis Zoo, you’ll also be entertained by keeper chats, animal shows, the Memphis Zoo Shop, the Discovery Center and rides. The newly opened Butterflies: In Living Color Exhibit is home to over 1,000 butterflies of 35 species and 56 species of plants for the butterflies’ homes and feeding.

And Cranbeary, the zoo’s polar bear who had been recovering from an injured leg, has been reintroduced to the viewing area with her friend, Haley, in the Northwest Passage area. Come see all the polar bears and other water critters in the underwater viewing area.

For more information and hours, visit the Memphis Zoo website link at the bottom of this page.

Experience the finest quality accommodations and service near all of the major Memphis attractions at the Holiday Inn Select Memphis Airport Hotel.  Reserve accommodations for your travel to Memphis online for our guaranteed lowest available Internet rates.