serval cat
safari stampede ride at the Columbus Zoo

Adventure Cove invites you to get a little closer!

Wander colorful pathways, watch pinnipeds glide overhead, and discover animal ambassadors that may surprise you! 

Here are just a few of the amazing animals you may encounter during your visit.

Adventure Cove Sign

Seal and Sea Lion Training Tales

LOCATION: Lighthouse Theater in Adventure Cove

TIME: Daily at 11 a.m.

Included with Zoo admission! 

Encounter The Wild Zoo Animal Presentation

LOCATION: Lighthouse Theater in Adventure Cove

TIME: Daily at 12 p.m.

Included with Zoo admission! 

guests with sea lion swimming
Child looking at a duck
family reaching into pool
zoo guests in viewing portal
Guest training sea lion
Kevin
Kinkajou
zoo crowd with sloth
porcupine
Zoo guests on paid experience at zoo
porcupine
family in water tunnel
harbor seal
zookeeper in underwater habitat

 

Things to do

  • Want to help give a sea lion enrichment? Head to the 360 tunnel and find a ball or fidget item...Sea lions love to play with guests!
  • Touch a stingray in Stingray Bay!
  • Stroll through Jack Hanna's Animal Encounters Village...you will meet different species each time!

This Summer: Adventure Nights Learn about our LSS Team

sea lion tunnel at the columbus Zoo
Check out our underwater tunnel!
360 views° of harbor seals and sea lions, cruising by all year long.
bird perched on rope at a zoo
Jack Hanna's Animal Encounters Village
This indoor/outdoor space features different animals every day. You'll always be surprised!
child touching stingray
Visit Stingray Bay
Have you ever touched a stingray? You can here!