Southern Nevada Zoological and Botanical Park

The Southern Nevada Zoological and Botanical Park, better known as the Las Vegas Zoo, is located 15 minutes from downtown. The area of the zoo is 1.2 hectares.

The zoo focuses on protecting the nature of the desert and the natural habitat of some representatives of the animal world. The mission of the zoo is to educate and entertain visitors by showing them a variety of animals and rare plants. Surprisingly, there are no fees for viewing natural beauties, and the only place where visitors can part with their money is a gem exhibition and a small souvenir shop located at the exit of the park.

The park boasts more than 150 species of animals and plants, including the only Barbary monkey family living in the United States. Also here you can see African lions, puma, Eurasian lynx, chimpanzees, Chilean flamingos, eagles, emu ostriches, North American otters, parrots, as well as various types of snakes. Of the plants, bamboo is most diverse.