John Ball Zoological Garden

John Ball Zoo features over 2,000 individual animals including chimpanzees, touchable stingrays, grizzly bear, lions, an aquarium with a flock of Magellanic penguins...plus much more. John Ball Zoological Garden is an urban park located on the west side of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. The John Ball Zoo is situated on the ravines and bluffs along the west edge of the park. The zoo houses a variety of animals from around the world and is a significant regional attraction. With the Zoo School and Wildlife Conservation Fund the zoo gives something back to the community and world as a whole. The zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and was the first zoo in Michigan to receive accreditation.