List of former zoos and aquariums

[2] The AquaDom, a massive cylindrical aquarium inside the atrium of Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin, Germany, exploded and collapsed in December 16, 2022.

[5][6] Barnum's Aquarial Gardens (June 1862 – February 1863) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, was a public aquarium, zoo, and performance space located on Washington Street in the Financial District.

Barnum bought the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens in 1862, remodeled the space, changed the name of the business, and reopened the collections to the public in June.

[7] On display were "hundreds of specimens of the finny tribe there to be seen sporting in their native element, in all their variety of hue and shape"[8] as well as other animals.

James Ambrose Cutting and Henry D. Butler ran the business, derived from an earlier incarnation known as the Boston Aquarial Gardens.

[9] Bullen's Animal World was a circus style theme park located at Wallacia on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia.

The Clacton Pier Dolphinarium was originally designed as an Olympic sized public swimming pool, and opened in 1932.

The Clinch Park Zoo was located in Traverse City, Michigan, displaying american fauna such as bison and bears.

[21] Gay's Lion Farm was a public selective breeding facility and tourist attraction located at the south-east junction of Peck Road and Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, United States.

During the 56 years it was open, it was home to tigers, lions, polar bears, elephants, and other animals big and small alike.

[22] Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary was established for Australian wildlife in the South Bank Parklands, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, following World Expo 88.

The estate covers about 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) of land, and included a complete zoo housing animals from many continents, such as giraffes, ostriches, elephants, hippopotamuses, zebras, antelope, rhinos, bulls and Exotic Birds.

Heaven's Corner was a non-profit, USDA-licensed and certified zoo and animal sanctuary located in West Alexandria, Ohio, United States.

It closed in October 1969, in part because of competition from other Southern California amusement parks, such as Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Universal Studios Hollywood.

[29] Kings Island, in the town of Mason, Ohio, United States (just northeast of Cincinnati), operated a drive-through zoo called Lion Country Safari, which became Wild Animal Habitat between 1974 and 1993.

Lion Country was founded and headed up by South African CEO Harry Shuster of United Leisure in 1968.

Kings Dominion, located in the town of Doswell, Virginia, United States (just north of Richmond), operated another Lion Country Safari from 1974 before the park's opening in 1975 through the fall of 1993.

[31] The Manchester Zoological Gardens opened in 1838, on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) site between Broom Lane and Northumberland Street in Broughton, Salford, England.

[32] [33] Marapana Wildlife Park (opened c. 1981) was a 15-acre (6.1 ha) zoo located in Karnup, Western Australia, an outer suburb of Perth.

Marineland of the Pacific was a public oceanarium and tourist attraction located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Muskingum County Animal Farm was a private zoo located in Zanesville, Ohio, United States.

On December 11, 1951, Proske and Thomas agreed with North Miami to cancel the lease of the land occupied by the zoo.

[38][39] Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens was a large private zoo established at Cable Beach near Broome, Western Australia, by Lord Baron Alisatir McAlpine in 1984 as a tourism venture.

The zoo eventually expanded to over 60 hectares and included a variety of African antelope, zebra, pygmy hippopotamus, cheetah and a large collection of birds.

Located in the heart of Pune, India, at the base of the Parvati hills, this zoo exhibited animals in traditional cages.

Under founder Ted Griffen, the aquarium was home to seven captured orcas, four named (Namu, Shamu, Katy, and Kandu), and three unnamed.

Its name derives from the area of North Carolina in which the zoo was located, which is called "the Triangle" because it comprises the three larger cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

[47] Seibel closed the zoo in February 2006, citing money and personal problems, as well as encroaching development that would require him to fence the entire property.

[54][57] Mammals at the zoo included a Bengal tiger, blackbuck, Himalayan moon bears, camels, capybara, caracals, coati, donkeys, fallow deer, red kangaroos, lemurs, lions, llama, scimitar oryx, muntjac, sloths, servals, and zebras.

In 2009 the zoo once again closed, due to public outcry over conditions, with the site being given to Lackawanna College to use as a natural research center.