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New Ticketing and Membership Portal!

The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo launched a new ticketing and membership portal providing you with a more streamlined and updated experience.

If you are a JMZ Member, your membership information was migrated to the new platform. Additional details are in the Members Admission tab below.

Registration for classes, camps, and facility rentals continues to be managed through Enjoy! Online.

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Admission Prices

For all Visitors Ages 1 and Up

Weekday mornings, weekends, holiday breaks $14

Weekday afternoons $10

Children under 12 months Free

Members Included

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

Two Children in the Museum using Gears

Please make your reservation and purchase your tickets 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

Please don't come if you are sick.

Special Animal Encounters

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

Meet a Bald Eagle in the California Dinosaur Garden on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:45 p.m.

Luna, the Sloth, looking at camera while hanging to branch

Passing of Beloved Sloth, Luna

The staff of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo is deeply saddened to share the unexpected passing of Luna, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth at the end of January. Luna had been a cherished part of the zoo for nearly two years, on loan from Classroom Safari, an education-based nonprofit in Sonoma County. She was a favorite among visitors, delighting guests as she gracefully climbed branches during afternoon enrichment programs, inspiring curiosity and appreciation for wildlife. The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo plans to welcome another sloth in the future to continue Luna’s legacy. The necropsy results indicate that she passed due to complications from old age. She was much older than her caregivers thought.

Members Admission

Members enjoy unlimited visits plus other benefits, for an entire year. Members must make advanced reservations for their visits by reserving $0 tickets online AFTER they have purchased their membership and received their confirmation email.

In January 2025, a new ticketing and membership portal was launched. If you are a current Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Member, your account information was migrated to our new online portal and your membership number (your phone number) remains the same, you will need to activate your account in the new portal.

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Reduced Tickets

Discounted $3 tickets are available to income-eligible families or families with members who have disabilities. Tickets may only be purchased for those immediate family members who receive benefits (through certain social programs), their children under 18, and their parents or guardians. (It is not necessary to provide proof of a disability.) Discounted tickets are not available to the friends or family members not living with the eligible family member, or to adult (over 18) children living in the same household.

To qualify for this benefit, you must participate in one of the social programs listed below and be able to present proof of participation upon arrival to the Museum for your visit. The follow documentation is accepted:

EBT, WIC, BIC, Medicaid, Medical, or CA Healthy Families membership card
Enrollment confirmation paperwork from Kaiser MFA, Kaiser Community Health Care, or the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Program.
It is not necessary to provide proof of disability

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ACM Reciprocal Admission

ACM Reciprocal Benefits

If you are a member of another ACM museum with reciprocal benefits you can qualify for a 50% discount on our ticket price for a purchase of up to 6 tickets per visit. Please note that advanced reservations and tickets are required. Please do the following to receive this discount:

Application Process:

Provide proof of program eligibility by emailing a copy of your reciprocal membership card to funscience@paloalto.gov. The card should include your name, the membership expiration date, and the name of the issuing museum or zoo.
Within 72 hours, you will receive a coupon code to use for the reciprocal membership discount. Once sent, the code will be valid for 48 hours.
During your ticket purchase, you will be invited to enter a coupon code before you check out and the discount will be applied to your charges.

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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, Wednesdays and Thursdays and require advanced reservation. To book a self-guided field trip at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, please email funscience@paloalto.gov. We are so sorry, but as of February 4th our school field trip calendar is completely booked for the 2024-25 school year. Starting September 1st, we will be accepting requests for field trips for the 2025-26 school year. We apologize for any inconvenience.