# Virginia Zoo > Place to go for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Open daily 9:30 am–4 pm (last admission 3 pm); closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve… - Where: Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23504 - Ages: All ages; children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult - Price: Adults (12+) $20, seniors (62+) $18, children (2-11) $17, under 2 free; plus $2.05 Conservation and Technology Fee per ticket - Schedule: Open daily 9:30 am–4 pm (last admission 3 pm); closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day - Organizer: Virginia Zoo - Official page: https://tickets.virginiazoo.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/virginia-zoo--listing-d95043e2d1ac2244602a429d ## About Norfolk's zoo on Granby Street has areas such as Asia: Trail of the Tiger, World of Reptiles & Friends, ZooFarm and the Run Wild! Nature Discovery Zone. Every day there are free half-hour Keeper Chats and Educator Chats (topics and locations posted in Fountain Plaza), plus Animal Ambassador presentations on select days. Thursday-morning Zoo Tales and toddler programs such as Wild Tykes and Little Zoo come with admission. Children under 16 must be with an adult. You don't need advance reservations except on Sensory Friendly Morning. 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