Zoos Near Me in Knoxville, TN

There are two types of activities in this really cool family-friendly city of Knoxville.  There are the really fun attractions for kids of all ages, and then there are the really fun attractions for kids of all ages - that are FREE!

Knoxville is a great city for kids. It’s fun, vibrant, and has a HUGE ranges of fun places to take kids. Knoxville Zoo is the city’s largest attraction, with more than 800 of the worlds most incredible creatures. A great wildlife experience for kids!

Kids can explore a living history at the Museum of Appalachia where the early settler life can be experienced, and if it’s nature you want, then the Ijams Nature Center is a whopping 275 acres of amazing nature!

And those free attractions we hear you ask? How about the Knoxville Museum of Art, or the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture?

Yep - it’s a hard knox-life…for us…wait, that’s not right! It’s a FUN knox-life…for us!