Columbus Zoo Polar Exhibit

Here is the second part of the two-part series on the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s recent expansion projects.  Polar bears will be returning to the Zoo this Autumn, and the new exhibit is slated to open in the Spring of 2010.

Columbus Zoo Entrance

Please take a moment to watch the first installment of our two-part Columbus Zoo video series.  The Delaware County Port Authority assisted the Zoo in financing their new entrance, which opened in 2008.

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium expanding

In May, the Delaware County Commissioners voted to contribute $10,000 in RLF funds to assist the Columbus Zoo in paying for a feasibility study to determine whether the timing is right to build a hotel at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Consider also the Polar Frontier exhibit, currently under construction and opening in 2010, and the planned African Savannah exhibit, set to open in 2014, and it becomes clear that the Columbus Zoo is experiencing a healthy pattern of growth and development.

This expansion has not gone unnoticed nationally. Earlier this year, the USA Travel Association ranked the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium as the #1 zoo in the United States.  The Columbus Zoo had been No. 2 after the San Diego zoo for a number of years.

The Delaware County Port Authority is proud to be involved in this expansion. Check back soon for some more information (and video content) about the role the Port has played in helping the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium continue to grow. Also, check out the Zoo’s website: www.columbuszoo.org