John Ball Zoo

Reciprocal Zoo & Aquarium List

Free general admission only for named cardholders and the children listed on the membership. Remember to bring your membership card and photo ID. We recommend you call ahead to our local partners with any questions prior to your visit.

The institutions listed below are free unless otherwise noted.

Local Reciprocity

Each year we partner with local cultural institutions for reciprocity. These partnerships change year to year. In addition to this page, we communicate about these partnerships in Zoo News magazine, member emails, and on Facebook. We recommend calling ahead to our partners prior to your visit with any questions. Be sure to bring your Zoo membership card and personal photo ID when you visit.

April 2022: Grand Rapids Art Museum

May 2022: Lakeshore Museum Center

June 2022: Impression5

July 2022: Kent District Library

August 2022: Grand Rapids Children's Museum

September 2022: Grand Rapids Public Museum

AZA Zoo & Aquarium Reciprocity

Alabama

Birmingham Zoo

admission: 50% off
Montgomery Zoo & Mann Wildlife Learning Center

admission: 50% off

Alaska

Alaska SeaLife Center

admission: 50% off

Arizona

Phoenix Zoo

admission: 50% off
Reid Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Sea Life Aquarium

admission: 50% off

Arkansas

Little Rock Zoo

admission: 50% off

California

Aquarium of the Bay

admission: 50% off
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

additional discounts: gift shop
Charles Paddock Zoo

admission: 50% off
CuriOdyssey

admission: 50% off
Fresno Chaffee Zoo

admission: 50% off
Happy Hollow Zoo

admission: 50% off
Los Angles Zoo

admission: 50% off
Oakland Zoo

admission: 50% off
Sacramento Zoo

admission: 50% off
San Francisco Zoo

admission: 50% off
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sequoia Park Zoo
The Living Desert

admission: 50% off

Canada

Assiniboine Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Calgary Zoo

admission: 50% off
Granby Zoo

admission: 50% off
Toronto Zoo

admission: 50% off

Colorado

Pueblo Zoo

admission: 50% off

Connecticut

Beardsley Zoo

Delaware

Brandywine Zoo

District of Columbia

National Zoo

additional discounts: gift shop

Florida

Alligator Farm Zoological Park

admission: 50% off
Brevard Zoo

admission: 50% off
Central Florida Zoo

admission: 50% off
Jacksonville Zoo

admission: 50% off
Lowry Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

admission: 50%
Palm Beach Zoo

admission: 50% off
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

admission: 50% off
SEA Life Orlando

admission: 50%
The Florida Aquarium

admission: 50% off
Zoo Miami

admission: 50% off

Georgia

Zoo Atlanta

admission: 50% off

Idaho

Illinois

Cosley Zoo
John G. Shedd Aquarium

admission: 50% off
Lincoln Park Zoo

admission: Free to Public

additional discounts: gift shop, concessions
Miller Park Zoo
Peoria Zoo
Scovill Zoo

admission: 50% off

Indiana

Ft. Wayne Child. Zoo

admission: 50% off
Mesker Park Zoo
Potawatomi Zoo

admission: 50% off

Iowa

Blank Park Zoo
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

admission: 50% off

Kansas

Emporia Zoo

additional discounts: gift shop
Hutchinson Zoo

additional discounts: gift shop
Lee Richardson Zoo

additional discounts: gift shop, concessions
Rolling Hills Zoo

admission: 50% off
Sedgwick County Zoo

admission: 50% off
Sunset Zoo
Topeka Zoo

Kentucky

Louisville Zoo

admission: 50% off

Louisiana

Alexandria Zoo

Maryland

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

admission: 50% off

Massachusetts

Buttonwood Park Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Museum of Science
Stone Zoo

admission: 50% off

Michigan

Binder Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Children's Zoo at Celebration Square
Detroit Zoo

admission: 50% off
Potter Park Zoo
SEA Life Aquarium

admission: 50% off

Minnesota

Lake Superior Zoo

admission: 50%
Minnesota Zoo

admission: 50% off
St. Pauls Como Zoo

additional discounts: gift shop

Missouri

Dickerson Park Zoo
Endangered Wolf Center

admission: 50%
Kansas City Zoo

admission: 50% off
Sea Life Aquarium

admission: 50% off
St. Louis Zoo

admission: Free to public, 50% off Safari Pass (up to 4)

Montana

Zoo Montana

Nebraska

Henry Doorly Zoo

admission: 50% off
Lincoln Children's Zoo
Riverside Discovery Center

admission: 50% off

New Hampshire

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

admission: 50% off

New Jersey

Bergen County Zoo
Cape May County Zoo

additional discounts: gift shop
Turtle Back Zoo

admission: 50% off

New Mexico

ABQ BioPark

admission: 50% off
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

New York

Aquarium of Niagara

admission: 50%
Buffalo Zoo

admission: 50% off
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park

admission: 50% off
Seneca Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Staten Island Zoo
Trevor Zoo
Utica Zoo

North Carolina

Greensboro Science Center

admission: 50% off
Museum of Life & Science

admission: 50% off
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

admission: 50%
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

admission: 50%
North Carolina Aquarium in Roanoke

admission: 50%
North Carolina Zoo
Western North Carolina Nature Center

North Dakota

Ohio

African Safari Wildlife Park

admission: 50% off
Akron Zoo

admission: 50% off
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

admission: 50% off
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

admission: 50% off
The Toledo Zoo

admission: 50% off
The Wilds

admission: 50% off

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden

admission: 50% off
Tulsa Zoo

admission: 50% off

Oregon

Oregon Zoo

admission: 50% off
Wildlife Safari

admission: 50% off

Pennsylvania

Elmwood Park Zoo

admission: 50% off
Erie Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo
National Aviary

admission: 50% off
Philadelphia Zoo

admission: 50% off
ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park

Rhode Island

Roger Williams Zoo

admission: 50% off

South Carolina

Greenville Zoo

admission: 50% off
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

admission: 50% off

South Dakota

Bramble Park Zoo
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum

admission: 50% off

Tennessee

Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park
Knoxville Zoological Gardens

admission: 50% off
Nashville Zoo, Inc.

admission: 50% off
The Memphis Zoo

admission: 50% off

Texas

Abilene Zoological Gardens
Caldwell Zoo

admission: 50% off
Cameron Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo

admission: 50% off
El Paso Zoo

admission: 50% off
Ellen Trout Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo

admission: 50% off
Gladys Porter Zoo
Houston Zoo

admission: 50% off
San Antonio Zoo

admission: 50% off
Texas State Aquarium

admission: 50% off

Utah

Tracy Aviary
Utah's Hogle Zoo

admission: 50% off

Virginia

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

admission: 50% off
Virginia Zoo

admission: 50% off

Washington

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

admission: 50% off
Woodland Park Zoo

admission: 50% off

West Virginia

Oglebay's Good Zoo

Wisconsin

Henry Vilas Zoo

admission: Free to Public

additional discounts: gift shop, concessions
International Crane Foundation
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
NEW Zoo
Racine Zoological Gardens

admission: 50% off

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