Wildlife World Zoo

Rank in Arizona: #275of 727 ranked
Overall score: Score 42.7 out of 100medium confidence
Most looked up: Marchby Wikipedia readers
Category: Zoo or Aquarium

Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium is a 215-acre zoo and aquarium at Litchfield Park, Arizona, near Phoenix. Its collection concentrates on African and South American animals. The grounds carry a 0.6-mile safari train, a boat ride through the Australian habitat, a tram through part of the African habitat and several amusement rides. An aquarium was added in 2008, with tanks holding 180,000 US gallons in total.

Where it is

Wildlife World Zoo is a zoo or aquarium near Buckeye, in Maricopa County. It is one of the zoos & aquariums in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Wildlife World Zoo, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Official site: http://www.wildlifeworld.com(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.

More photographs

Scotwriter21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence(opens in a new tab) · source(opens in a new tab)
Greg Goebel from Loveland CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · licence(opens in a new tab) · source(opens in a new tab)

Nearby attractions

5.8 miles away
Surprise Stadium
A 10,714-seat ballpark opened in 2002, the shared spring training ground of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers.
Landmark
7.2 miles away
Camelback Ranch
A spring training complex in Phoenix shared by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, with a 13,000-seat main stadium.
Landmark
8.4 miles away
Goodyear Ballpark
The spring training ground of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds, a 9,500-seat stadium in Goodyear that opened in 2009.
Landmark
8.8 miles away
Westgate Entertainment District
Westgate Entertainment District, in Glendale, Arizona, is billed as the 'Times Square of the desert' and hosts the Cardinals and Coyotes.
Landmark
8.8 miles away
State Farm Stadium
The retractable-roof home of the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, host of three Super Bowls and the Fiesta Bowl.
Landmark
8.8 miles away
Desert Diamond Arena
A Glendale entertainment arena at the Westgate district, home of the Arizona Coyotes from 2003 to 2022.
Landmark