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Spotted leopard Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Spotted leopard Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Zoo
Zoos & Aquariums

Get face-to-face with a chimpanzee or jaguar, ride a camel or check out some rare reptiles at this hands-on, fun-filled wildlife park.

The Kids have spoken. And Giggled.

See what the littlest travelers have to say about this destination.

SELECT AN AGE RANGE to explore the laugh tracker results:

All Kids
at Chattanooga Zoo experienced:
Laughter 5 - Excitement 5

max
laughter

max
excitement

156
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
225.7
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 2-4
at Chattanooga Zoo experienced:
Laughter 5 - Excitement 4

max
laughter

tons of
excitement

177
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
167
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 5-7
at Chattanooga Zoo experienced:
Laughter 5 - Excitement 5

max
laughter

max
excitement

165
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
230
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 8-10
at Chattanooga Zoo experienced:
Laughter 5 - Excitement 5

max
laughter

max
excitement

146
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
236
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 11+
at Chattanooga Zoo experienced:
Laughter 4 - Excitement 5

tons of
laughter

max
excitement

102
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
331
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
What the kids are saying:

I LOVE GOING ON ADVENTURES. I WAS AT THE ZOO AND NOW GOING TO THE PARK RIGHT BESIDE IT!

MARIAH
age 7

MY FAVORITE PART WAS THE PEACOCKS. THEY WERE SHOWING THEIR FEATHERS OFF!

Megan
age 5

I LOVE COMING HERE. I THINK EVERYTHING'S AWESOME.

Jade
age 7

MA'AM IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL SEE THE GECKO. HE'S CAMOUFLAGE!

Josh
age 5

I HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE ZOO. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR THAT WE CAN'T GO TO THE GIFT SHOP.

Josh
age 5

I LOVE ME SOME DIP N DOTS. RAINBOW TO BE SPECIFIC.

Adler
age 8

I LIKED THE MONKEY AREA BUT MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS A PIG. SO, MAYBE ADD SOME PINK PIGS INSTEAD OF WARTHOGS.

Jenna
age 9

I LIKE HOW YOU CAN SEE ALMOST ALL THE ANIMALS UP CLOSE AND HOW THEY FEED THEM.

Hayley
age 10

THE GORILLAS CLIMBED EVERYWHERE! THEY WERE MY FAVORITE.

Rebecca
age 9

Photographic proof of fun

Kid Wisdom

We learned a ton from the data we collected.
Here are some nuggets you don't want to miss.

Check out the laugh factory cleverly disguised as a petting zoo at Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
The word "hello" is hilarious when you hear it from a bird at Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Chimpanzee means "Maker of Laughter" in Swahili at Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Not really, but it should.
If you have a bucket list, be sure to add "Getting licked by a giraffe" at the Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Watch the prairie dogs watch you watching them then watch the giggles start at Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Capybaras are the King Kong of the guinea pig world. Just saying. At Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.
Spotted Leopard at Chattanooga Zoo in Nashville, TN.