Central Zoo

Begin your visit by exploring the heart of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo – the Central Zoo!

Stop at Monkey Island, where you’ll be entertained by the antics of the capuchin monkeys. Or, head straight for Sea Lion Beach, where you can catch feeding demonstrations at 11:30 AM and 3:00 PM daily. Next door, visit the curious and catch a parade of penguins taking a refreshing plunge!

Other Central Zoo favorites include river otters, penguins, sea lions, and roaming peafowl. At the Indiana Family Farm, you can brush a goat, meet a cow, and say hello to pigs.

Animals

Domestic Pigeon

Nigerian Dwarf Goat

Flemish Giant Rabbits

Sheep

Miniature Donkey

Kunekune Pig

Irish Dexter Cow

Chicken

Rides

If you have special needs, we are happy to accommodate you. Please speak to the attendant before boarding your ride.
Note: Some rides operate seasonally; check at the zoo entrance for availability.

Z.O.&O. RAILROAD

Hop on board our miniature train at the zoo train station. The shiny red engine pulls four passenger cars past the Indiana Family Farm, through a tunnel, and along the shore of Shoaff Lake. The train is a handcrafted, scaled replica of an original 1863 C. P. Huntington locomotive.

Babies age 1 and under ride free. All other children and adults are charged to ride.

Food

Peacock Cafe – Coffee & Treats

Peacock Cafe, located just inside the entrance, gives our guests a spot to fuel up with specialty coffees and treats before making their way through the Zoo. Peacock Cafe proudly serves The Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company coffee.

Free Activities

Little Poof

Little Poof, our pint-sized toy train, is waiting for your budding conductor to climb aboard!

INDIANA FAMILY FARM

Visit the farm where kids (of all ages!) can brush a goat, say hello to sheep and pigs, and meet a miniature donkey.

SEA LION FEEDING

Play along with the zoo keepers as they feed and train the zoo’s sea lions at Sea Lion Beach. Every day at 11:30AM and 3PM.