Aimed for children, the zoo is located at Oberseestrasse nearby Seedamm respectively Rapperswil railway station on upper Lake Zürich.

Ending winter season, Kinderzoo opens daily from 9 am to 6 pm between the first Saturday in March and 31 October, including Sundays and public holidays.

On 25 July 1970 the first permanent dolphinarium featuring an 800,000-litre pool opened at Knie’s Kinderzoo – it was closed for animal protection reasons in 199x.

[1][2][3] In 2000 the renewed elephant facility with bath, waterfall, clay wallows, scratching posts, and an equestrian center for visitors was opened.

On 9 April, the newborn giraffe bull of mother Luana and father Kimali was christened Rivaldo by Ursus & Nadeschkin.

2003 saw the inauguration of an adventure playground with a hatchery for ducks and chickens (1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft)), and a plant for guinea pigs and rabbits.

On 1 July 2006, the zoo's second largest project: the Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi was built adjacent to the current enclosure according to the latest research results, including wide outdoor facilities on an area of more than 2,500 square metres (26,910 sq ft).

On 6 March 2008 one of the largest plants in Europe for Camelus ferus in Mongolian style was opened on 3,500 square metres (37,674 sq ft).

2012 was under the motto 50 years: a parrot air show was added to the program, and Capybara, a mammal and the largest living rodent in the world became a further attraction.

The zoo also offers a sea lion show, two restaurants, refreshments, a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge[5] horse-drawn tramway, and games.

The Himmapan elephant park was the largest project in the zoo's history, and comprises 6,500 square metres (69,965 sq ft), including dining facilities on a rock construction for 300 guests operating all over the year.

[7] The old facilities have been the elephant's home since 1999; Knie’s Kinderzoo plans to build a centrally located botanical area with vegetation that evokes the ecosystem of dry savannah to emulate an African grassland environment.