Philadelphia Zoo
Carey Bear Country is now open!
Visit Philadelphia Zoo’s newly refreshed and upgraded Francis J. Carey Bear Country! This state-of-the-art facility was built with the highest standards for animal care in mind, making it one of the best in the country for vulnerable bears. It includes the addition of a third bear habitat, dedicated behind-the-scenes indoor and outdoor den spaces to support breeding programs, and a brand-new Zoo360 trail – Gould & Potter Crossing – for the bears to explore, the first-ever for bears at Philadelphia Zoo. Not only does Carey Bear Country enhance the Zoo’s animal care program, it creates a dynamic, memorable and educational experience for guests of all ages and backgrounds. This is the biggest construction project at Philadelphia Zoo in over a decade!”
The region’s leading family destination and one of the area’s foremost conservation organizations, Philadelphia Zoo is home to nearly 1,300 animals, many rare and endangered. Leveraging its platform as America’s first zoo, Philadelphia Zoo is working double-time to educate more than 1.2 million annual visitors about animal and environmental conservation via a first-in-the-world animal travel and exploration trail system, called Zoo360, that offers animals more room to roam, and KidZooU -- a new KidZooU children’s zoo and education center that serves as a model for children’s zoos nationwide.