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Visit over 130 species of tropical animals on 2+ acres in the heart of the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. From beautiful birds to curious monkeys, lemurs, sloth, tropical reptiles, poison dart frogs, axolotls and so much more! Rainforest Adventures Discovery Zoo is home to hundreds of tropical and temperate animals from rainforests around the world. Additional daily activities include live animal shows, animal encounters and a hands-on petting zoo.

Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, 363 days of the year. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Details

Animal Encounters
Petting Zoo

Parking

Free Parking Lot

Regular Hours

Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat: Sun:

Wheelchair Accessible

Parking, Entrance, Seating

Filed Under

Zoo, Tourist Attraction, Point Of Interest, Establishment

Location

Rainforest Adventures Discovery Zoo

Rainforest Adventures Discovery Zoo

Reviews 4.5 stars (5k)

Lucy Stockdale - 2 months ago

We went here this afternoon to spend the canceled school day doing something fun. It was a great experience. All the animals seemed healthy and had nice clean enclosures. The staff were all friendly and helpful. I wish I caught the guys name but there was a guy bringing different reptiles and animals out to interact with visitors. He was very knowledgeable and you could tell he really loved what he does and loved the animals. He really made the visit amazing. Thank you!

Matt White - 4 months ago

What a great place to take your kids! And adults will enjoy it too. It's bigger than I imagined and it's mostly indoors, so don't let the weather keep you from visiting. It is clean, well laid out, and very professional. You can tell they take great care of their animals. Inside there's hundreds of exhibits from lizards, snakes-BIG and small, poisonous frogs, exotic birds, monkeys, sloths, porcupines, etc...Go outside and feed the llamas, emus, and goats! We went in the winger time so the otters weren't there (outside exhibit). Be sure to buy a few bags of feed for the goats, emus, and llamas. They had feeding times for the guineas which my grandson loved. There is also a large gift shop for souvenirs and snacks. We spent a couple hours and the time flew by.

Becky Rosenbalm - 2 months ago

My husband surprised me with the sloth encounter that this small zoo offers. Yes, the zoo is a small indoor zoo with a few outdoor animals that you can feed. The sloth encounter is an extra cost but so worth it. The keepers, Mich and Faith were very knowledgeable about sloths in general and were absolutely wonderful. There were just 4 of us during the encounter and we were able to feed and pet them. You can absolutely tell these young ladies love their job and take great pride in caring for these animals. They answered all of our questions and what was supposed to be a 20 minute encounter was well over an hour. We never felt rushed, and would absolutely recommend this experience.

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