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The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in Washington Park, approximately 2 miles southwest of downtow
Main entrance in January 2024.
Washington Park was known as City Park until 1909. Charles M. Meyers was the first park keeper and he transformed the wilderness area into a park filled with drives, walkways, gardens, lawns and a zoo.
The Continuity of Life Forms, a 1959 mosaic by Willard Martin, is one of the many artworks at the zoo.
The Washington Park and Zoo Railway's Zooliner train.
Washington Park, founded in 1871, is a public urban park in Portland, Oregon, United States. It includes the Oregon Zoo, the World Forestry Center, the Hoyt Arboretum, the International Rose Test Gard
Oregon Zoo
…The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in Washington Park, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of downtown Portland. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi River. The 64-acre (26…
The park's main entrance, 2006
View of park entrance at Southwest Washington Street (now Burnside Street), 1898
Washington Park wayfinding sign, 2007
The Washington Park Shuttle is free and runs seven days a week, year-round.