Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk

Virginia Zoological Park is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo.^[1]^[2] It lies 3.6 km north of the Norfolk centre.^[9] Wikidata records its inception as 1900.^[7]

Key facts

Type	zoo ^[3]
Coordinates	36.87860, -76.27740 ^[4]
Located in	Norfolk ^[5]
Official website	http://www.virginiazoo.org ^[6]
Inception (year)	1900 ^[7]
Wikipedia article	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Zoological_Park ^[8]
Distance from Norfolk centre	3.6 km north ^[9]

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Where is Virginia Zoological Park?

At coordinates 36.87860, -76.27740, 3.6 km north of the Norfolk centre. ^[4]

What is the official website of Virginia Zoological Park?

http://www.virginiazoo.org ^[6]

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Sources

[1] Name: Virginia Zoological Park. Source: Wikidata, retrieved 2026-10-18.
[2] Wikidata description: 53-acre (21 ha) zoo. Source: Wikidata, retrieved 2026-10-18.
[3] Type: zoo. Source: Wikidata (P31), retrieved 2026-10-18.
[4] Coordinates: 36.87860, -76.27740. Source: Wikidata (P625), retrieved 2026-10-18.
[5] Located in: Norfolk. Source: Wikidata (P131), retrieved 2026-10-18.
[6] Official website: http://www.virginiazoo.org. Source: Wikidata (P856), retrieved 2026-10-18.
[7] Inception (year): 1900. Source: Wikidata (P571), retrieved 2026-10-18.
[8] Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Zoological_Park. Source: Wikipedia (sitelink), retrieved 2026-10-18.
[9] Distance from Norfolk centre: 3.6 km north. Source: computed from Wikidata coordinates (haversine), retrieved 2026-10-18.