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This fanciful exhibit engages children in active learning through play. The focus is on fun, movement and learning what animals need to thrive. Explore the Magical Movement area where kids can climb a
The zoo is pleased to provide visitors with the chance to observe Red Wolves and learn more about this important recovery program. Learn what Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is doing to save the endan
Magellanic Penguins live on the rocky shores of South America. Look for sea anemones and sea urchins living in the tide pool.
This exhibit features the Eurasian Eagle Owl, Spectacled Owl and the Raven (the raven is not a bird of prey, but this is where he lives).
Plunge into a tropical world featuring sharks, coral reefs and other fascinating marine life.
Tour two floors of exhibits, including the hands-on Marine Discovery Center. See salmon, jellyfish, octopi and much more.
The Arctic Tundra exhibit mirrors a coastal setting near Point Hope, Alaska. Travel along sloping walkways into the "Far North" and encounter reindeer and Arctic foxes as well as massive mus
Some of the zoo's most beloved animals--beluga whale, Pacific walrus, sea otters and tufted puffins--live in this award-winning habitat. You can view this exhibit above and below water, offering
Sprawling over five acres, there are six exhibit areas with many viewing points, as well as a waterfall, streams, ponds, mineral licks, and bamboo forest. You will quickly discover why this exhibit is
This exhibit features blind cave fish, barn owls, Burmese python (16 feet long) and gopher snakes.
'Animal Avenue' features meerkets, role rats and dozen of other new kinds of animals.
The year round, indoor, play space, Zoomazium is designed for younger children to explore nature in a variety of themed settings, from a mountaintop to an African waterhole. Zoomazium also contains Na
Spin a two-ton granite ball with your bare hands or walk in the giant water wheel in Water Works. Nearby, ride the High Rail Bicycle 15 feet above the ground -- on a rail one inch wide!
'Life and Times of Washington State' is a hands-on adventure that begins 545 million years ago. Richly exotic, yet strangely familiar, this exhibit is a passport through the evolution of the
'Guitar Gallery: The Quest for Volume' presents the history of guitar amplification, beginning with a 1770s Italian guitar and moving through the development of the instrument as it became l
Enjoy year-round sunshine in the Tropical Butterfly House! Temperatures are in the low '80s, humidity is 60 to 70 percent, and full-spectrum lighting keeps the plants and butterflies healthy. Wat
The Burke's mineralogical collection is one of the finest on the Pacific Coast. The collection contains specimens of every major chemical group, and is particularly rich in silicates, carbonates,
Experience how science fiction examines a range of ideas about culture, government, freedom and the challenges that face our complex society.
See yourself on TV as the Guest Meteorologist in the K5 First Alert Weather Center. Freeze your shadow on the Shadow Wall. Experiment with water at the stream table. And for the smallest scientist, th
The Genetic Resource Collection at the Burke Museum is essentially a "library" of biodiversity--and one of the most important in the world for birds. The Burke's GRC and the few others
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