A lot of different kinds of animals that I have not seen in other zoos Ive been. Some parts of the zoo were under construction or not open and quite a lot of the animals could not be viewed either because they were sleeping or hidden somewhere. I am not sure if its because of the cold weather or for any other reasons. Thats the only reason why I didnt give it a 5-star. It was the last weekend of the Boo at the Zoo so a lot of the kids were wearing costumes so that kind of added some fun to our visit.

I continue to be impressed by the staff at this Zoo. Even before Covid-19, but when we visited today it was clear how passionate they are about what they do and why they choose to work there. The new paths and guidance for safe distancing were clear, employees were nearby to assist at key points, signage was great, and the rearranged exhibits looked great. Plus I love that you can get so close to the animals for an up close and personal experience. And since it was so toasty out, grabbing a refreshing sherbet at concessions was the perfect end to our visit Also, those bear brothers are just the greatest! So interactive with guests and playful! So glad they were able to provide a good home for the orphans, to help educate visitors and provide a safe place to live an enriched life

Date of Visit: 10/30/2020 - Cute little zoo to walk around with the family. Price appropriately reflects the size of the zoo. Excellent gift shop and signage throughout. Can’t wait to see the upcoming exhibits!

This is an amazing place! We went for the Boo at the Zoo event. It is during Covid and all and they were Greta. 1 way paths, social distancing requires, masks required in buildings. The staff are friendly and helpful and kind. Cannot wait ti go back! They are getting wolves soon and i want to go see them. The animals seem very well cared for and happy.

One of my favorite smaller zoos, the animals always seem happy.

Great Halloween themed Boo at the Zoo. A lot of animal exhibits combined with Halloween trick or treat stations. Staff did a nice job putting together a fun day for kids and adults. Hot chocolate and food as you get started and at the gift shop at the end. Even had a magic act. A real nice Halloween celebration for kids.

Nice little zoo. Went Labor Day weekend. Had good social distancing protocols in place with a designated path to follow. Some sections were closed but most animals were available. We were most impressed with their apparent efforts to have some unusual and endangered animals we havent seen at other zoos.

One of the coolest places in our city - lions (not sure if they are African lions, or were at some point before breeding with local mountain lions, which appear to have got in at some point looking at the fencing behind the exhibit and behind the zoo), tigers, polar bears, large primates, large birds of prey -- most of what youd want or expect to see at a zoo is there. The dark exhibit, which is full of bugs, snakes, reptiles, amphibians, bats, etc., is top notch, maybe even world class.

Fun time. Good social distancing measures in place. They have a set path you follow, ample room to stop and enjoy attractions throughout

The zoo is following safety protocols for COVID. You get to follow the path, one way, but can go around as many times as you wish. The day we visited it was very quiet and for the most part we had the zoo to ourselves. It was very nicely taken care of and the staff were very friendly.

Its $12 for adults, not $10 . So Im just passing through the area and I like to visit different zoos wherever I go and this was fun ... a little smaller than I expected.. you can go through pretty quick... I recommend doing it twice... also busier than I expected... Probably b/c it was a Saturday... I was also surprised by the number ofnon-americans here ... Didnt expect that in this part of the country ...the animals are well -cared- for & seem active & interested in life & things around them ..the caretakers I think most of them are female ... pretty cool ladies ...one of them one of them looked like Jungle Jane...so muscular and tan . Overall a pretty good experience ... although if I had my choice Id probably come on a weekday when its a little less busy

We were excited to visit. We arrived in Sept 2020 and many items were not able to be accessed due to COVID. Its a directional zoo but the path to the nature trail, and waterfall, are off limits. We werent told any of this when purchasing tickets. Staff were friendly and some of the animals were easily seen/experienced but I dont think ill return. The chickens clearly pecked each other bald in many spots and need some thinning of the flock or aggressor mitigation. This zoo is not particularly ADA friendly.

The Zoo finally opened after a long time - since Covid 19 swept thru the Country. At first, only the Gift Shop was open, under the outside canopy.Now, visitors follow a queue line to the gift shop - admissions... After paying $10 a ticket you follow a marked path down and around the outside. Youbarecasked to donate $1to help feed the animals... You walked, up and down hills.. doing far more walking than animal watching...there didnt appear to be any assistance for those needing help walking. The animals were sleepy when we were there and some were sleeping on raised shelters - adding to the search. There are a few outdoor toilets ... the one out by the picnic grounds was in dire need of cleaning ... Id rate it an F- for cleanliness.My son was in need of refreshment.. near the petting zoo and we paid .. tax included.. $1.63 for a 7.5 oz can of coke. Wow!!! Once is enough for the season.

Love taking the kids here. Its a nice walk and the little ones enjoy it.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the zoo. It’s on the small side but we got to see plenty of active animals and it was the perfect outing during covid. It’s clearly marked and easy to navigate. Clean and delightful.

Was a cute little zoo. Not sure it was worth the 12 dollars we paid to get in. But nice experience.

Great place to visit with the kids! Even with the current state restrictions, they figured out a great path throughout the grounds and through the buildings so you are able to see nearly everything they have on display. A must stop if you are visiting Duluth!

Everyone needs to head to the zoo. I have been coming here all my life, and have seen the zoo go through lots of changes. My family and I are excited to see the next phase for the LSZ. If you are local, think about becoming a member, running a zoo isnt free and our local dollars only improve an amenitie that a town of our size is lucky to have.

Visited the Lake Superior Zoo, as part of a bit of a tour of Minnesota zoos. The zoo has adapted as best as possible to the current COVID situation, with a marked path through what seemed to be much of the zoo, as well as entry into three buildings (something not yet happening at a number of zoos nationwide).Having read some reviews before I arrived, I can say the staff here are definitely taking suggestions to heart (like posting signs to tell you the most likely places to find some of the animals) — this allowed us to see the cougars; I overheard another visitor who clearly is a regular say today was the first time she had been able to see them since the reopen, because she now knew where to look!Visitors did well with keeping physical distance from other guests — even with kids in tow — which was also impressive!Everyone on staff we encountered was extremely friendly, and we had a fantastic experience. They are really trying to make their park and attraction the best it can be during this situation, and I highly recommend checking it out for yourself.

Small zoo but this makes it family friendly as it can be enjoyably walked in a couple hours. Zookeepers are proactive and dedicated to taking care of animals and educating the public. The have created an effective way of staying open in a safe manner during COVID. Would recommend as a half day experience currently.

A wonderful day of fun for all ages, friends and family alike. When looking for something that the whole family can enjoy this is it. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about and seeing all the animals. We especially enjoyed the butterfly exhibit.

Wonderful zoo!! Very friendly staff and lots of beautiful animals of all kinds!

Cute little zoo. Only took a little over an hour to see everything. Not very many animals but the animals they did have were easily seen and well taken care of from the looks of it. We enjoyed it for what it was.

Pros:Nice sceneryInteractiveFriendly staffReciprocity on membershipsCons:Its not eliteI didnt have the highest expectations when I visited this zoo, but we managed to burn a solid 3 hours. We were initially impressed with the first view coming out of the entrance. The view is great, but we also saw down in the tiger pit. Moving on we managed to see all the other animals listed. This isnt something you see instead of the San Diego or Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha, NE). This is something you see while youre in town trying to burn a few hours or if you dont have a zoo near you.

A lot of the exhibits are currently being worked on, but on the flip side of that there were no lines or crowds of any sort when we stopped in. We could hang out with the lions, bears, and other animals to our hearts content.Cant wait to stop back in when they finish the wolf enclosure!

Will never be back. I understand stuff is closed to due covid and normal construction. Thats definitely not my issue. The issue is that the paths are so steep and narrow. I sometimes use a wheelchair due to MS. If I needed to use it, there is no way to get through. The paths are so steep that if you lose your footing, you would roll the rest of the way down the hill

Its growing and its better every time I see it. I like the organization they have for a decent flow of traffic

This is a nice little zoo. It is badly in need of updating. Also, it’s not the same since they lost their bear exhibit and polar bear to the flood - but I understand it is currently being reconstructed.

Very nice! Considering the status with covid, I believe the zoo is doing a great job. Its not the zoos fault that we need to social distance. Its a great local zoo!

Such a good zoo for being on the smaller size. Love how active the animals are too they seem happy

Its a beautiful zoo with a good assortment of animals and a friendly staff. The bears were a favorite of my family. The lions were good too.

A great way to spend the day. Open spaces with a beautiful walking path. Also, plenty of animals like lions, tiger and bears!

Great place to go with kids. The zoo isnt huge, but it is a fun place to spend a couple of hours.

Great visit with Covid precautions. We visited for their zoo Halloween event.

Animals seem very happy and well taken care of. Beautiful space to enjoy!

Had a really fun time so did my family and the monkeys were human like and so cute also the bears where so cute and playfull 10/10 would recommend

I love this zoo, small enough that it doesnt take all day, but large enough to take up a few hours.

The zoo has changed a lot over the years. It has monkeys, kangeroos, lions. A lot of lizards, birds, snakes and small animals. It is missing most of the big animals such as hippos, zebras, camels and such that were there way back when I was a child. It was a beautiful day and enjoyed the walk outdoors.

Very organized tour. You follow the arrows and will see all the animals. Staff are friendly and helpful.

I rate it a 1out of 5stars cuz you could only get into there if you did the boo zoo costume thing ,and I really wanted to there but we couldnt ,but we went somewhere else so ya and apparently u need ID which is stupid but I get it right now cuz of this hole pemdemic.

They have a few different types of animals here that you dont see at the other Minnesota zoos, it also has good small fun facts about every animal!

Little gem in Duluth. Took a couple hours to explore. You get up close to the animals. Signs have interesting facts. Setting is lovely with the creek running through the zoo. Free with Science Museum membership. Planned expansion in 2019 should really make it a five star zoo. We’ll be back!

We really enjoyed our visit. Animals were active, and the natural waterfall and stream were an unexpected delight.

This zoo has something other zoos weve been to...a nature trail to waterfalls! Might have been the best part. Really loved the zoo in general. Smaller than the minnesota zoo, obviously, but still worth the trip.

Some animals have less space than they should, but its good for with a family

Great little zoo! We stopped on vacation, kids ages 2 & 5, and they loved it! For the price its worth it. We went through in an hour or so, had lunch and visited the gift shop. We will definitely go back!

Fun place, it is going through renovations but they still make it entertaining and worth the admission. Thank you Zoo staff and volunteers the kids had a blast!

Even though its a smaller local zoo its still a great place for a family outing. Also, it feels good to support a local place like that.

The zoo was absolutely wonderful! The staff were all very very nice polite and enthusiastic about teaching my children biodiversity. Being a smaller city The lake superior zoo doesnt have as many of the job dropping mega fauna that you see in larger venues but they make. Up for it in the abundance of smaller incredibly adorable exhibits. Lots of monkeys, lots of reptiles, a few lions, a handful of marsupials, and some really amazing aquatic critters of all types. Admission price is well worth it but watch out with the snacks! I had to take out a second mortgage to get everyone in the family a chocolate dipped frozen banana! It was, to quote the greatly talented and all powerful captain of industry Montgomery Burns, Excellent! Enjoy Humans!

Staff is doing really well to enforce COVID policies, every area had one way arrows and pathways throughout the zoo. It was a nice way to get out of the house while staying safe.

They had lions and tigers and kangaroos. That is the requirements by state law to be a zoo so that was nice.

Clean and well kept with an emphasis on education. The selection is fairly large, although, most creatures seemed to be asleep during peak hours. As far as zoos go, it was a pleasant experience. Family friendly and kind, accommodating staff.

Small zoo but perfect for the area! Handling Covid seamlessly.

Drove 2 1/2 hours to see the animals. We saw a bear and a lion. The rest were not out. And most of the park had ropes due to construction. No one was allowed indoors and the ports potties were dirty. Not to mention the lions had no water. Extremely disappointed that no one told us when we called this morning or before we payed, that there was nothing to see. Won’t be coming back.

It was nice. Some exhibits were awaiting animals. But still enjoyable.

Nice zoo for killing time. small but enjoyable

Takes about 2 hours to check out... more like a park with some animals. I probably caught it at an off time based on all the construction.

The Lake Superior Zoo is a great treasure for the Duluth area. We are members and enjoy reduced rates at other zoos / aquariums. We visit often with our two young boys and they love the variety of animals. The staff is super friendly and answers our questions.

It was a fun place to take our son to for his first zoo experience. They had reasonable prices and it wasnt very crowded since they control the number of people in at a time because of covid.

Not much animals to see but its a fun place to spend your day! Worth going here.

For a zoo this far from Mpls/St Paul, I was impressed. They continue to grow with new exhibits next year. Their tiger looked better than the one at Como Park! They have a nice playground (we visited during the work week) and I saw a bird I hadnt seen elsewhere.

Eh. If you get a family pass you get half off at the Great Lakes Aquarium. That kinda makes it worth it.

Its not a big fancy zoo like you find in large populated areas. Our family has been members for six years. It is a great place for kids to run around and learned about animals and nature. It has been nice seeing all the improvements they have been making after the flood in 2012.

My wife and I went here today because they had a few free entrance to promote the zoo. We had SUCH A BLAST!! The staff were extremely happy to help when we had any questions about any of the exhibits. And the exhibits!!! Oh me oh my......they were much more than I had expected! The animals were all out and about.....the only one we couldnt find was one of the stick insects which obviously was blended in with its surroundings. Over all....I would give 10 stars if i could. Thanks for a wonderful (and free!) afternoon with my wife!

I was not impressed at all with this place. The grounds were not taken care of and the animal cages and enclosures were filthy. All the animals were sleeping and looked sad. We will not be returning.

Have been a member for going on 7 years now and we also sponsor a different animal every year and also donate sweet potatoes for all the animals. This place has gone down hill so much over the years. To be honest it is not their fault. The lack of funds and Grants have killed this place. 75% of the enclosures are empty. Lenny the llama spits at me everytime. Really wish they could revamp this zoo because it has lots of potential.

They’ve had to make some adjustments for COVID but they seem to be trying to make the best of it. Overall worth while for the kids but it will be nice to see things get back to normal.

Not very large, but has a lot of interesting cats, birds, reptiles and other small creatures. My daughter really liked the nocturnal exhibit.

Very beautiful place for your children.

This is a great little zoo. It is a perfect outing for families, especially with young children. There is a decent selection of animals to see including lions, tiger, kangaroos, many reptiles, fish and birds. There is a new development for bears coming in the summer of 2019. Most trails are nice paved and some are rough. Overall, this a place you could being your kids multiple times and there is great potential for this zoo, it would just need more money which is hard to come by in Duluth. Well probably get a membership once our kids are older so they can experience more. Also, very reasonable adult ticket price of $10.

Very expensive to see very few animals. There are many, many more enjoyable ways for a family of 4 to spend almost $50.

This zoo has so much potential! My family visited the LSZ shortly after they reopened from the flood, it was so sad to see such a beautiful place with so much work to be done, we visited again 3 years ago with hopes that they had things put back together but was just disappointed at the progress that was made. We visited again this last weekend over the 4th of July and will not return to this zoo again. I can understand that there are going to be precautions in place due to Covid 19 but I want to say that half of the exhibits were open. It also didnt appear that much improvements had been made in the 3 years span since the last time we visited. Lake Superior Zoo, I want to say that I enjoyed my visit, I want to say that you have a beautiful educational space, but much is lacking. Ill say again, this zoo has so much potential; with the beautiful landscape and waterfall trail, the play area for children but it just doesnt seem like much is improving. Also, being asked if we want to round up to donate to the zoo is a little much, we already paid cost of admission and $15 for 3 bottles of water and 3 Popsicles!

We have a membership and the kids love to visit!

Wasnt bad, had a large section blocked off being redone while I was there so that park kinda sucked. But otherwise was a good time. Would suggest taking the trail in the back corning that goes to the river very nice area to check out.

Went on Opening day after it was closed due to COVID19 and theres not much to see. Kids got bored real fast since alot of things are closed and not alot of animals were out. If you want to go visit this zoo, i would recommend wait til about maybe few months later after opening.

It was really good they have followed social distancing protocol very well only one spot that was an unavoidable chike point otherwise really good.

We visit every summer and there’s always something new! Love it!

Nice little zoo. It was a very hot day when we visited so animals were low key but thats to be expected.

Not the worlds most extravagant zoo, but it is affordable and well taken care of. A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon with the family!

A nice break from traveling.

The nocturnal exhibit was the best!

We love going to the LSZ! We were members for awhile but havent had the chance to renew again. We will always support the conservation on the animals here and education for wildlife. Thank you for all that you do! We cant wait to come see the new bear exhibit when it is open!

They have a snow leopard!!! And some other cool critters too.

Nice smaller zoo. Very nice zoo workers!

Great little zoo... very much still recovering from devastating floods a few years ago. Their long term plans look promising indeed. They really need all the community support they can get.

I was let down I heard it was such good zoo but lots of pens under construction

Great atmosphere for all ages, humans and animals

Small but really nice place

Cute little zoo! Had a great time, plenty to see here. The butterfly garden was a hit!

Love this little zooGreat family trip.

Great place to Visit

Wonderful zoo, quality exhibits and very active healthy animals. Small but worth the visit! (expansions in progress) **Bonus of a cool creek with waterfalls near the kangaroos**

Its a nice, small zoo.

Great place for family fun!

We had the Zoomobile at our Easter event at the Duluth Vineyard, and they were wonderful! They brought a snake, turtle, chicken, and gecko; as well as some other education items to look at. The kids loved it. Id recommend them for any childrens event.

Would be better if there were more volunteers birds looked like they were under a heavy amount of stress

This is a fantastic zoo, its well laid out, has wonderful natural scenery being on the creek, has a great selection of creatures to see, its reasonably priced, rarely busy, and offers many educational talks and programs.

Lovely zoo, seems pretty covid safe

This is a fairly compact zoo with some decent animal exhibits. They have a couple lions, tiger, snow leopard, and a neat nocturnal animals area. Unfortunately, the glass between the lions and humans is really bad and difficult to see through in some areas. This makes photography a real challenge.The train ride around the zoo was fun and pretty inexpensive.

We really liked this zoo! The landscaping that surrounds the trails is very pretty. We went to this zoo with a 7 a d 4 year old. They loved the opportunity to pet and brush the goats and sheep. They have a nice playground too with lots of seating! Nice exhibits inside with all kinds of animals and its all in air conditioning. They are expanding to include grizzly bears and others in year 2020.