One of the best things about spring is the vibrant colors of tulips and daffodils blooming everywhere. Every April, Cincinnati Zoo is filled with color as more than 100,000 tulips bloom all throughout the grounds alongside daffodils, hyacinths and flowering shrubs. Check out Zoo Blooms:
When you visit the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden during April, brightly-colored tulips are the first thing you see when you walk through the gates.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook From April 1st through 30th, the grounds are covered with more than 100,000 tulips.
As you walk through the zoo, you’ll see tulips everywhere! From the Elephant House…
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook
…to the Zoo Shop…
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook
…to the Reptile House. The beautiful, blooming tulips are everywhere!
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook A stroll through the zoo is even better in April.
“Tulip Mania” is among the largest tulip displays in the entire Midwest.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook People travel from all over to check out the tulips here, and we’re lucky enough to have them right in our own backyard.
Many varieties of tulips are represented in these gardens.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook You’ll see Pink Impression, Ivory Floradale, Ollioules, Negrita, and Banja Luka tulips, just to name a few.
There are signs to help you identify the different types of tulips and other flowering plants.
chattygirl7491/Tripadvisor You’ll see quite a few Banja Luka tulips here. These colorful blooms have dark yellow petals streaked with a vibrant red color. They’re quite distinctive.
Tulips aren’t the only spring flowers you’ll see this April.
erin r/Tripadvisor The flower beds throughout the grounds are also filled with daffodils, hyacinths, flowering shrubs and tons of other bulbs - over one million flowers in all!
All these rich, beautiful hues make the perfect background for a zoo pic.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook Mother Nature provides the perfect palette for those zoo trip photos. Your scrapbook will be filled with color!
You definitely don’t want to miss out on Tunes & Blooms, the free music concerts offered every Thursday in April.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook Catch a concert every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission to the zoo is FREE after 5 p.m. on those Thursdays!
During April, The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
chattygirl7491/Tripadvisor It’s located at 3400 Vine Street in Cincinnati. Visit the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s website for more information.
Have you visited the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens during Zoo Blooms? Share your photos and stories with us in the comments!
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/Facebook
From April 1st through 30th, the grounds are covered with more than 100,000 tulips.
A stroll through the zoo is even better in April.
People travel from all over to check out the tulips here, and we’re lucky enough to have them right in our own backyard.
You’ll see Pink Impression, Ivory Floradale, Ollioules, Negrita, and Banja Luka tulips, just to name a few.
chattygirl7491/Tripadvisor
You’ll see quite a few Banja Luka tulips here. These colorful blooms have dark yellow petals streaked with a vibrant red color. They’re quite distinctive.
erin r/Tripadvisor
The flower beds throughout the grounds are also filled with daffodils, hyacinths, flowering shrubs and tons of other bulbs - over one million flowers in all!
Mother Nature provides the perfect palette for those zoo trip photos. Your scrapbook will be filled with color!
Catch a concert every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission to the zoo is FREE after 5 p.m. on those Thursdays!
It’s located at 3400 Vine Street in Cincinnati. Visit the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s website for more information.
For more spring adventures, take a look at these 13 places you absolutely must visit this spring.
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