Click here to get online tickets for daytime admission.  Your membership covers admission and parking. Online tickets are required for everyone under your membership, including children 0-2 years of age. Logging into your online membership will give you access to your ticketing options.

Your membership must be current on the date of your visit.

Online tickets are an efficient method of accessing tickets and provide a smooth entry experience because:

- Lines are shorter and move faster when compared to waiting in lines to purchase tickets.

- You have access to early closing and other schedule changes when you visit our website to purchase tickets and we can send communications if needed about hour changes based on the time of your visit.

- Online tickets make member hour possible. Member exclusive hour is 9am-10am

- The zoo can plan staffing levels based on known sales and can reallocate staff that caters to your needs.

- It doesn’t take spontaneity out of your visit. You can purchase tickets online as soon as you arrive. They will be in your inbox by the time you reach the entrance. There is no capacity restriction to online tickets.

- You can arrive 30 minutes prior or any time after your selected time, same day. You are not tied to your arrival time.

- Don’t want to purchase online, give us a call at 952-431-9200 and we can assist you over the phone.

- There is no general zoo admission capacity concern. We have plenty of zoo entry tickets available.

Memberships are nontransferable and nonrefundable.

Click here to complete an online form to reserve your date and time slot at least one week in advance of your planned visit.

You are welcome to visit the Zoo with your e-ticket and photo ID before your cards arrive. The Zoo reserves the right to check photo identification for adult cardholders.

Yes, you may upgrade your membership to a higher category at any time by calling 952.431.9200 or by visiting the Guest Services Desk upon your next visit.  The membership expiration date will remain the same and a fee will be charged for the difference in price.

If you have a Household or Household Plus membership, your dependent children (ages 21 and under) are members and can come in for free with your membership card, even if a parent is not present.  The Household membership doesn’t allow any free guests, but any additional guests not covered by your card would get a discount ($1 off children/seniors and $2 off teenagers/adults). The Household Plus membership allows a member to bring one free guest per membership per day. Under a Household Plus membership, your children are members so they are allowed to bring one free guest of choice with them even if the parent isn’t present. A nanny, babysitter or grandparent could be their guest. Any additional guests not covered by your Household membership card would get a discount ($1 off Children/Seniors and $2 off Adults).

The Household Plus membership allows a member to bring one free guest per membership per day. Under a Household Plus membership, your children are members so they are allowed to bring one free guest of choice with them even if the parent isn’t present. A nanny, babysitter or grandparent could be their guest; please contact the membership office so we can add that frequent caretaker to your account. Any additional guests not covered by your Household Plus membership card would get a discount ($1 off Children/Seniors and $2 off Adults).

Friends of the Minnesota Zoo is a giving society for those who donate $300 or more to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation. Friends of the Minnesota Zoo receive all the benefits of membership, additional Friends benefits, PLUS two free guests each visit.   More Information

Friends of the Minnesota Zoo FAQs

Discounted memberships are available when purchasing a quantity of 10 or more.

Your membership starts immediately. When you join online you will receive an e-mail confirmation to use as your temporary membership card during your Zoo visit. Please log out and back into your account to access the $0 member admission tickets.

Yes, please call us at 952.431.9478 or order online at http://mnzoo.org/get-involved/membership/gift-memberships/

Parking is free for members during regular Zoo hours. If arriving in separate vehicles, your non-member guests are required to pay for parking.

Member events are for members only.  If a friend would like to attend, they may purchase a membership prior to the event.  Membership PLUS categories which include additional guest(s) may bring guest(s) to member events.

Cards will be mailed within 6-8 weeks of purchase date. You are welcome to visit the Zoo with your e-ticket and photo ID before your cards arrive. The Zoo reserves the right to check photo identification for adult cardholders.

You will receive a card for each named adult on the card.

The names listed on a membership may be changed if there has been a change in the family’s circumstances, such as a death, move, or a change in relationship status. Name change requests, including the reason for change, must be sent in writing to the Minnesota Zoo, Membership Office, 13000 Zoo Blvd. Apple Valley, MN 55124 along with the original cards that were issued.

Yes. Your payment, less the fair market value of the benefits you receive, is deductible for income tax purposes. Under Internal Revenue Service guidelines, the estimated value of standard-level membership benefits is not substantial; therefore the full amount of your payment is a deductible contribution. The Minnesota Zoo’s Federal Tax ID # is 41-600-7162. Please contact the Zoo’s Membership Office at 952-431-9478 for additional information. For tax deduction information for Friends of the Minnesota Zoo program, call the Minnesota Zoo Foundation at 952-431-9447.

Send an email to [email protected] or call the Membership office at 952.431.9478. The Membership office is open Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. If you need immediate assistance, please call 952.431.9200