How to get a free pass to the Topeka Zoo this summer
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Enthusiasts of the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center have a few options this summer to get in for free and all it takes is a visit to a local library.
The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library is giving people the chance to get free passes this year to the Kansas Children's Discovery Center and the Topeka Zoo. To take advantage of these offers, you'll need to sign up for a library card and enter your information into one of two online portals, depending on what pass you're trying to get.
The free zoo passes are valid for general admission to the zoo during its regular hours from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and are not valid for after-hours events. Only 25 passes to the Discovery Center can be made each day.
- Topeka Zoo passes
- People who are 17 and older making reservations must have an active library card.
- Adult cardholders are allowed to get a pass three times each year. Only adult cardholders can book passes using their own cards.
- Each pass admits up to two adults and four children to the zoo.
- Passes can be reserved up to 30 days in advance of the scheduled visit date.
- Passes cannot be transferred to another day or another cardholder and cannot be canceled once made.
- You must print the pass before your visit date or show an email confirmation on your phone when you get to the zoo.
- Discovery Center passes
- People who are 17 and older making reservations must have an active library card.
- Adult cardholders can get a pass three times each year.
- The pass allows up to two adults and four children to get in.
- Passes can be reserved up to 30 days in advance of the scheduled visit date.
- Passes are non-transferable to another day or another cardholder and cannot be canceled once made.
- You must print the pass for your visit or show an email confirmation on your phone when you arrive at the Discovery Center.
Normal admission rates to the Topeka Zoo range from $9.75 for adults to $8.25 for children with those being under the age of two getting in for free. At the Discovery Center, it is $9 for adults and children with infants under 12 months getting in for free.
You can sign up for a library card by clicking here and filling out a form. Cards can be used to check out books, movies and music at the library or log you in to one of the organization's computers.
To sign up for a free pass to the Topeka Zoo, click here. To sign up for a free pass to the Discovery Center, click here.
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