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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus.The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road.
Jack Bushnell Hanna (born January 2, 1947) is an American retired zookeeper and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.Commonly nicknamed "Jungle Jack", [3] he was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation.
Aerial view of Columbus Zoo and Wyandot Lake Amusement Park, c. 1987. Wyandot Lake originally began as a Columbus trolley park named Olentangy Park in 1896. The park closed in 1937 to make room for an apartment complex and many rides were moved north to Zoo Park, owned by previous owners, Leo and Elmer Haenlein, located across from the Columbus Zoo in Powell.
The Columbus Zoo stood out with a Linkfluence likeability score of 37.3% (the second-highest among the list's top 20 zoos); 2,459 TripAdvisor reviews with four or more stars; and a collection of ...
March 21, 2024; Powell, Ohio, USA; Animals are projected in the fountains on the lake at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium during UNEXTINCT. UNEXTINCT is an outdoor, nighttime immersive event at the ...
Delaware County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 214,124. [3] ... Columbus Zoo and ...
A traffic jam exiting the parking lot of the Columbus Zoo Saturday night delayed thousands of people who had visited the Wildlights display.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is located on the east bank of the reservoir, near the dam. In 1990, the dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]