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New Ticket and Membership Prices As of October 1, 2024

As of October 1st, the price of admission tickets are $14 per person during weekday morning visits, weekends, and school breaks (considered peak hours). The price for weekday afternoons (considered non-peak hours) remains at $10 per person and discounted low-income access continues. Annual memberships will increase by approximately 15%. This increase supports improved animal care, expanded community programs and hands-on animal interactions with visitors, and Junior Museum tickets are still more affordable than most regional zoos and children’s museums.

The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo serves children, ages birth to nine, and their caregivers.

Two Children in the Museum using Gears

Please purchase your tickets and make your reservations online prior to your visit, as we cannot guarantee entry into the museum without an advanced reservation or ticket.
Stroller parking is limited and our place is small, so you are not likely to need one. Please consider leaving your stroller at home.
The bird flu continues to endanger birds living in the wild and here in our zoo. You can help keep our flock safe. Learn More

Special Animal Encounters

Help us feed the Flamingo each day in the Wildlife Circle, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Join us in Classroom Two to hang with Luna the Sloth, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! Please enter the classroom through the Building Block area in the Exhibit Hall.

Meet Sequoia in the Dawn Redwood Courtyard, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Dawn Redwood Courtyard.

General Admission

During peak visitation hours (weekday mornings and weekends all day) tickets cost $14 for each person over 12 months of age. To buy a ticket, you first have to create an Enjoy Online Account. (Please don't come if your child is sick.)

Purchase a Ticket

Members Admission

Members receive free admission plus other benefits for an entire year. Members must make reservations for all visits to enter the museum by purchasing $0.00 tickets online AFTER they have purchased their membership.

Become a Member

Reduced Tickets

This program is eligible to low-income families or families with members who have disabilities. Tickets may only be purchased for those living in the same household at the same address.

Apply for Reduced Tickets

ACM Reciprocal Admission

If you are a member at another ACM (Association of Children’s Museums) museum with reciprocal benefits you qualify for a 50% discount on our ticket price for up to six guests.

Apply for ACM Reciprocal Admission

Field Trip Admission

Self-guided field trips are available at a price of $7.00 per ticket for school groups of 10 or more. Field trips are only available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and require advanced reservation. To book a self-guided field trip at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, email funscience@cityofpaloalto.org.