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State City Zoo Or Aquarium Reciprocity Contact Name Phone Updated February 6th, 2020 State City Zoo or Aquarium Reciprocity Contact Name Phone # CANADA Calgary -Alberta Calgary Zoo 50% Stephenie Motyka 403-232-9312 Granby - Quebec Granby Zoo 50% Mireille Forand 450-372-9113 x2103 Toronto Toronto Zoo 50% Membership Dept. 416-392-9101 If the zoo or aquarium to which you Winnipeg - Manitoba Assiniboine Park Zoo 50% Leah McDonald 204-927-6062 belong has 50% in the Reciprocity MEXICO León Parque Zoológico de León 50% David Rocha 52-477-210-2335 column, you can expect to receive a Alabama Birmingham Birmingham Zoo 50% Patty Pendleton 205-879-0409 x232 50% discount on admission at all the zoos and aquariums on this list Alaska Seward Alaska SeaLife Center 50% Shannon Wolf 907-224-6355 (except, of course, those that are Arizona Phoenix Phoenix Zoo 50% Membership Dept. 602-914-4393 FREE TO THE PUBLIC ). Tempe SEA LIFE Arizona Aquarium 50% Membership Dept. 877-526-3960 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* Tucson Reid Park Zoo 50% Membership Dept. 520-881-4753 If the zoo or aquarium to which you Arkansas Little Rock Little Rock Zoo 50% Kelli Enz 501-371-4589 belong has 100% and 50% in the Reciprocity column, you can expect California Atascadero Charles Paddock Zoo 100% & 50% Becky Maxwell 805-461-5080 x2105 to receive free admission to the Eureka Sequoia Park Zoo 100% & 50% Kathleen Juliano 707-441-4263 zoos and aquariums that also have Fresno Fresno Chaffee Zoo 50% Membership Office 559-498-5921 100% and 50% in the Reciprocity column and those that are FREE TO Los Angeles Los Angeles Zoo 50% Membership Dept. 323-644-4759 THE PUBLIC ; and a 50% discount Oakland Oakland Zoo 50% Sue Williams 510-632-9525 x152 on admission to the zoos and Palm Desert The Living Desert 50% Elisa Escobar 760-346-5694 x2111 aquariums that have 50% in the Reciprocity column. (see Rules for Sacramento Sacramento Zoo 50% Membership Dept. 916-808-5888 exceptions) San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay 50% Jaz Cariola 415-623-5310 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* San Francisco San Francisco Zoo 50% Kelli Cummings 415-213-8153 If the zoo or aquarium to which you San Jose Happy Hollow Zoo 50% Anthony Teschera 408-794-6444 belong has FREE TO THE PUBLIC in San Mateo CuriOdyssey 50% Michelle Sweany 650-340-7581 the Reciprocity column, you can San Pedro Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 100% & 50% Emily Huff 310-548-7593 expect to receive free or half-price admission to the zoos and Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Zoo 100% & 50% Victoria Madrigal 805-962-5339 x114 aquariums that have 100% and Colorado Pueblo Pueblo Zoo 50% Ashley Swald 719-561-1452 x109 50% in the Reciprocity column and Connecticut Bridgeport Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 100% & 50% Denice Green 203-395-6560 a 50% discount on admission to the zoos and aquariums that have 50% Delaware Wilmington Brandywine Zoo 100% & 50% Membership Office 302- 571-7788 x215 in the Reciprocity column. DC Washington Smithsonian National Zoological Park FREE TO PUBLIC FONZ Membership Office 202-633-2922 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* 10% discount in the gift Participating institutions located in shops close geographic proximity to each Florida Gainesville Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo 50% Christina Arnold 352-395-5633 other are not required to offer free or discounted admission to each Jacksonville Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 50% Membership Department 904-757-4463 x 114 other’s members. ALWAYS CALL Melbourne Brevard Zoo 50% Cheri L. Purnell 321-254-9453 x225 AHEAD* Miami Zoo Miami 50% Carlos Simoes 305-255-5551 Look up your zoo/aquarium. The discount you receive at other zoos/aquariums will equal what your zoo/aquarium offers to others, unless the zoo or aquarium you are visiting is free to the public. Call ahead! Updated February 6th, 2020 State City Zoo or Aquarium Reciprocity Contact Name Phone # Florida Orlando SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium 50% Events Department 407-270-8693 Sanford Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens 50% Janet Wagner 407-323-4450 x100 Sarasota Mote Marine Aquarium 50% Danielle Mosteller 941-388-4441 x373 If the zoo or aquarium to which you St. Augustine Saint Augustine Alligator Farm 50% Molly Ebersold 904-824-3337 x10 belong has 50% in the Reciprocity Tampa ZooTampa at Lowry Park 50% Katie Murray 813-933-8029 column, you can expect to receive a 50% discount on admission at all Tampa The Florida Aquarium 50% Heather Wilson 813-273-4030 the zoos and aquariums on this list West Palm Beach Palm Beach Zoo 50% Jennifer McDonald 561-533-0887 x216 (except, of course, those that are Georgia Atlanta Zoo Atlanta 50% Member Services 404-624-5662 FREE TO THE PUBLIC ). ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* Idaho Boise Zoo Boise 100% & 50% Elaine Gleaton 208-608-7744 Idaho Falls Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park 100% & 50% Laurie Gravatt 208-612-8421 If the zoo or aquarium to which you belong has 100% and 50% in the Illinois Bloomington Miller Park Zoo 100% & 50% Anthony Nelson 309-434-2250 Reciprocity column, you can expect Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo FREE TO THE PUBLIC Kate Fridholm 312-742-2076 to receive free admission to the 10% discount on retail zoos and aquariums that also have 100% and 50% in the Reciprocity and food purchases column and those that are FREE TO THE PUBLIC ; and a 50% discount Decatur Scovill Zoo 50% Kathy Winter 217-421-7435 on admission to the zoos and aquariums that have 50% in the Peoria Peoria Zoo 100% & 50% Jenny Swanson 309-681-3500 Reciprocity column. (see Rules for Wheaton Cosley Zoo 100% & 50% Natasha Fischer 630-665-5534 exceptions) Indiana Evansville Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden 100% & 50% Leigh Ann O'Donnell 812-435-0816 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Children's Zoo 50% Emma Forthofer 260-427-6800 If the zoo or aquarium to which you South Bend Potawatomi Zoo 50% Gabbie Brown 574-235-7651 belong has FREE TO THE PUBLIC in Iowa Des Moines Blank Park Zoo 100% & 50% Lisa Williams 515-974-2600 the Reciprocity column, you can expect to receive free or half-price Dubuque National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium 50% Kimberly Mulheron 563-557-9545 x220 admission to the zoos and Kansas Emporia David Traylor Zoo of Emporia FREE TO THE PUBLIC Lori Heavener 620-341-4365 aquariums that have 100% and 25% off all merchandise 50% in the Reciprocity column and a 50% discount on admission to the zoos and aquariums that have 50% Garden City Lee Richardson Zoo FREE TO THE PUBLIC Samantha Norton 620-276-6243 in the Reciprocity column. 10% off ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* gifts/concessions; half- Participating institutions located in price train close geographic proximity to each Hutchinson Hutchinson Zoo FREE TO THE PUBLIC Kiley Buggeln 620-694-2653 other are not required to offer free or discounted admission to each 20% discount in the gift other’s members. ALWAYS CALL shop AHEAD* Manhattan Sunset Zoo 100% & 50% Tammy L. Jones 785-587-2737 Look up your zoo/aquarium. The discount you receive at other zoos/aquariums will equal what your zoo/aquarium offers to others, unless the zoo or aquarium you are visiting is free to the public. Call ahead! Updated February 6th, 2020 State City Zoo or Aquarium Reciprocity Contact Name Phone # Kansas Salina Rolling Hills Zoo 50% Kathy Tolbert 785-827-9488 Topeka Topeka Zoological Park 100% & 50% Melissa Hurley 785-368-9161 Wichita Sedgwick County Zoo 50% Tonya Wright 316-266-8288 If the zoo or aquarium to which you Kentucky Louisville Louisville Zoological Garden 50% Adam Shaft 502-238-5600 belong has 50% in the Reciprocity column, you can expect to receive a Louisiana Alexandria Alexandria Zoo 100% & 50% Lee Ann Whitt 318-441-6833 50% discount on admission at all Maryland Baltimore The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore 50% Ally Lauer 443-552-5280 the zoos and aquariums on this list Massachusetts Attleboro Capron Park Zoo 100% & 50% Melanie Fernandes 774-203-1843 (except, of course, those that are FREE TO THE PUBLIC ). Boston Franklin Park Zoo (Zoo New England) 50% Molly Tucker 617-989-2076 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* Boston Museum of Science 100% & 50% Sue MacLaren 617-589-0394 New Bedford Buttonwood Park Zoo 100% & 50% Membership Dept. 508-991-4556 x 120 If the zoo or aquarium to which you belong has 100% and 50% in the Stoneham Stone Zoo (Zoo New England) 50% Molly Tucker 617-989-2076 Reciprocity column, you can expect Michigan Auburn Hills SEA Life Michigan Aquarium 50% Shelley Zapawa 866-622-0605 to receive free admission to the Battle Creek Binder Park Zoo 50% Vicki Taft 269-979-1351 zoos and aquariums that also have 100% and 50% in the Reciprocity Detroit Detroit Zoological Society 50% Membership Dept. 248-541-5717 x3 column and those that are FREE TO Grand Rapids John Ball Zoological Garden 100% & 50% Abby Burch 616-336-4301 x2001 THE PUBLIC ; and a 50% discount Lansing Potter Park Zoological Gardens 100% & 50% Kelly Gibson 517-342-2717 on admission to the zoos and aquariums that have 50% in the Saginaw Saginaw Children’s Zoo 100% & 50% Memberships 989-759-1408 Reciprocity column. (see Rules for Minnesota Apple Valley Minnesota Zoo 50% Membership Dept. 952-431-9339 exceptions) Duluth Lake Superior Zoo 50% Samantha Halligan 218-730-4500 x204 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD* St. Paul Como Park Zoo FREE TO THE PUBLIC Kate Aksadi 651-487-8264 If the zoo or aquarium to which you 15% discount in the gift belong has FREE TO THE PUBLIC in shop the Reciprocity column, you can expect to receive free or half-price Missouri Eureka Endangered Wolf Center 50% Regina Mossotti 636-938-5900 admission to the zoos and aquariums that have 100% and 50% in the Reciprocity column and Kansas City Kansas City Zoo 50% Ida Haefner 816-595-1234 a 50% discount on admission to the Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium 50% Guest Relations 816-556-3232 zoos and aquariums that have 50% Saint Louis Saint Louis Zoo FREE TO THE PUBLIC Lucia Clifton 314-646-4540 in the Reciprocity column.
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