It has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 2008, and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

[5][citation needed] The current executive director, Glenn Dobrogosz,[6] was hired in 2004[7] The facility received accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2008,[8] this allows for guests to utilize the AZA's reciprocity program where they can get discounts on their admission at the Greensboro Science Center when they have a membership with a fellow AZA organization.

[10] On May 2, 2015, the Greensboro Science Center opened its tree top adventure park, Skywild.

[12] The Animal Discovery Zoological Park is home to animals including red pandas, Sumatran tigers, okapis, pygmy hippos, maned wolves, servals, sand cats, fishing cats, white-nosed coati, meerkats, fossa, black howler monkeys, silvery gibbons, red ruffed lemurs, ring-tailed lemurs, cassowaries, Aldabra tortoises, and Nile crocodiles, and is designed to showcase the "Science of Survival."

[10][13] The Museum includes SciPlay Bay, Time Warner Cable's Extreme Weather Gallery, touch labs that include live snakes, lizards, and invertebrates, and Prehistoric Passages: Realm of Dragons, which houses a komodo dragon that moves between an inside exhibit and outdoor enclosure in the zoo.