St. Louis Zoo
The Saint Louis Zoo has educated, entertained and earned a
place in the hearts of St. Louisans for generations. With the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition in 1904, there began a long and slow process to establish a
zoological park. Sure enough, local pride in the giant elliptical bird cage led
to formation of a St. Louis Zoological Society in 1910. The City of St. Louis
set aside 77 acres in Forest Park for a zoo and named a Zoological Board of
Control in 1913. State legislation provided that "the zoo shall be forever
free," which has kept the Zoo accessible to millions of visitors ever since.
our Zoo pictures
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