One of the best little zoos weve been to in a while. So many things to see. A lot of reptiles and birds, but our favorites were the Lemurs and Marmosets! We went in the morning so the animals were very active! Feeding the goats and sheep were a lot of fun too! The souvenir shop was reasonably priced and had a wide selection of items to choose from. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Restrooms were clean. Would definitely recommend!

We just left and had a great time exploring all the exhibits. We had a 5 year old and 8 year old who love animals, three adults, and 1 senior who all had a great time. We came at opening which allowed us to see feeding time as well, which was awesome. We spent about an hour and a half seeing and feeding the animals. An inexpensive must see

This place was so awesome! The animals all looked well cared for and active. You can feed goats and sheep. They have beautiful birds! Some even talk to yousuch a neat experience and the customer service was great!

At first we werent sure what to expect with a zoo built in front of the local movie theater but we were pleasantly surprised. Lots of small exotics here plus a petting zoo area where you can feed the goats and sheep. The staff were very friendly and we could tell they cared about the animals. My kids had a good time and we spent a little over an hour here. While its not the most exciting thing to do in the area, the Rainforest Discovery Zoo is the perfect rainy day activity.

This place was awesome! The animals were very active there were animals here that I had not seen at any other zoo! It was a small building but all the animals had very spacious areas! Loved it!

This place was a hidden gem. Animals and their caretakers were phenomenal. Goats super friendly looking for a meal. Great way to spend a couple of hours.

A very exciting excursion! Filled without of jungle animals. Very interesting to see many new animals! The gift shop is just filled with amazing items as well! Fantastic Place!

We loved this place. We decided to stop by on our last day in pigeon forge and we are glad we did. We were initially hesitant because of the covid situation but they were very slow and we felt like we had the place all to ourselves. My girls loved getting to see all the small rainforest animals. And they had a few baby goats running around which my girls loved. It was affordable and we had fun.

So much fun! This place was very reasonably priced. They had many reptiles, animals, and birds. The goats and sheep in the petting zoo were very friendly. The Zoo Crew were friendly and offered helpful advice. My one year old loved these monkeys.

Its a great price for where it is but it is smaller than it looks. Everyone was really friendly. I would do it again!!

Thoroughly enjoyed this place. They have several animals that I have never seen before. The staff was very nice. My kids loved feeding the goats..who were so animated in trying to get the food. We spent about an hour and a half there and felt safe doing so during this pandemic. I would definately recommend.

Staff are friendly at walk in. Animals are all very adorable and well taken care of unlike some other zoos. The goats were a big thing for me and one of the babies escaped to hang out with us through part of our tour. She was hands down the best tour guide.

Animals you definitely dont see in a regular zoo. Had a chance to feed the goats, which were so cute lol. Place was very clean, animals looked well fed and taken care of. Friendly workers.

The staff was quite nice on my visit.Talked about the tortoises and asked if they were rescues because of how badly their pyramiding were. We were told they were donated and werent taken care of by their previous owners. Their food were things like russet potatoes, which is not recommended to be fed to tortoises often, though we came at the end so we dont know if they were fed other vegetables and proper reptile food.Im not too sure about the other reptiles, but their enclosures had live mice running around inside, as well as the lemurs had mice sitting in their food bowls.We came around 2 hours after our initial visit with our wristbands and I noticed the animals, such as the lemurs, didnt move around much from before and looked quite sad still. In fact, almost all the animals looked depressed. The birds were either silent and still, or running around screaming at people. Im not a bird handler, but I believe thats not normal behavior. Most of them obiviously have clipped wings so they cant fly, though Im not sure if thats because they were donated/recieved like that.Im not sure if these animals are rescues/donated by those who cant care for them, but its just quite dirty in there with obviously a mouse problem. I believe these people do care for the animals, but there is just too many types and species to properly take care of each one. Maybe with covid they have less staff that are qualified/ knowledgeable to take care of every species, but the previous 1 star reviews make it seem that this has been going on for around 4 years.

Good zoo for kids, could see it all in 30 minutes, we stayed for about an hour and took our time. Great rainy day activity for the kids, can feed the goats outside which my little guy loved. Not too bad pricing for $15.

Great environment! Cute active animals! Birds, snakes, parrots. I mostly loved the turtles! Definitely recommend!

Good place to see friendly ppl that work there

Lovely place great for all ages. Lots of activity with the exhibits.

We really enjoy going here. The employees are very knowledgeable! Great field trip for our homeschool adventures!Definitely add this place to your list when visiting Pigeon Forge, you will not be disappointed! Good prices, cool animals, informational and their gift shop is pretty inexpensive! The new bird and tortoise area was great and we always love feeding the baby goats!

My husband and I took our time. We enjoyed it. Beware it is a jungle in there--where the animals are, the air isnt on. There is a precious feed/pet area outside the clear back double doors; go both ways. The animals were napping or eating; it was midday so not too active.The reason they didnt get 5 stars, the signage was lacking on some of the exhibits. Not for sure why but we wanted to know what we were looking at.

Beautiful place to visit. We got a Groupon a d the 2 bags of food was perfect for the kids. The zoo is large enough to spend 2 hours and enjoy it without getting super exhausted.You can pet and feed the goats and sheep. You can feed the big tortoise if its feeding time and see how fast they eat. Just, be careful with your fingers because they are very big.

They have a very friendly staff, and its a great place to take the kids.

The price is right on this fun little spot. There no large animals here other than goats. The porcupine are interesting. Good place to spend an hour or two.

We have visited this area for many years and have never had the pleasure of visiting this lovely zoo. We had not even checked into our hotel yet when we stopped here. First, the cost is VERY reasonable at $12 each. We stayed for over 2 1/2 hours so this was one of the best values you will find in this entire area! The habitats were very well designed and maintained with a natural setting as well as affording the guests a pretty good view. I understand the animals can get stressed but I have a real pet leave when you cant see the animals in the setting because it defeats the whole purpose of an attraction, but this location does a great balance of animal care and guest enjoyment.There are habitats inside and out. There are sheep and goats to feed and pet so buying the food is well worth it. They had a Bearcat on a leash they were walking around which was fascinating to watch and experience. I do have to say that the marmosets were our favorite attraction! They were so precious and so cute. As we were watching we noticed a mama at the top with two tiny babies! They were teeny tiny and still nursing. There was another younger marmoset who was a teenager and just playing and climbing and so cute. There were several smaller monkey exhibits that were also fascinating to watch. I have never seen several of the monkey species on display. I think what was so darn cute about them was how active and happy they were as well as their little faces! If you imagine a 50 cent piece: thats about as big as their teeny little faces. We could have watched them for hours.Again this was only $12 per ticket and very well worth the price. We will definitely make this a new tradition every time we come to the Smoky Mountains and I would not hesitate recommending this attraction to anyone coming to Pigeon Forge of any age!

Very nice small zoo. Be careful of the billy goat...he stinks!

I had gotten discount tickets on Groupon and gave it a try since it was pretty inexpensive. We were pleasantly surprised and we all had a great time. We especially love the tamarins and lemurs. It’s mostly indoors but there’s a section outside with sheep, goats, a few lizards, turtles and a couple of monkeys. You can feed the goats and sheep right out of your hand. It’s funny because they follow you around and almost fight each other to be the one to get fed! So cute! We spent about an hour there.

Great place to take kids. Most of it is indoors, so its good rain or shine! One of the cheaper things to do in Pigeon Forge that is fun for all ages!! Definitely going again!

This was one of the least expensive places to visit in the mountains for us.The employees were nice and helpful.We even got to hold a python snake. This was an awesome experience!!!The gift shop was reasonably priced also. We could feed the animals that were on the outside also.The outside entrance is a nice place for pictures.

Place was ok, it was all indoor and kids enjoyed there time there. However it was not only hot in there but the animals were miserable. Enclosures was small for all the animals. It looked like a sketchy prison honestly. There was a rat that just had its babies and one was dead. Not one employee was around. The entire time we was there only employees we saw was the 2 at the front desk.

What can I say about this place but me and my family loved it . We seen so much animals. Got to feed the goats . It was pretty nice place for the whole family

Amazing place. Tons of awesome animals. Affordable fun for the whole family!

Loved it! The price is great for the size and amount of animals you get to see. I definitely recommend especially for families with small children! We will definitely be returning customers!

This place is AWESOME!!! Love the different types of monkeys and lemurs they are so cute. So many neat animals and critters.

My wife and I just went there today with our 2 year old sonWe absolutely loved it! Price to get in was very reasonable and price of the merchandise was also surprisingly reasonably priced compared to most zoos who jump their prices extremely high!With our two adult tickets, back pack, two bags of feed, couple face masks, and other nicnacs for our son we spent less than $70I’d highly recommend this to anyone

This is an interesting experience. The animals are active. There is a petting zoo area outside. Ive been to many petting zoo and the goats here were the gentlest to feed. The sheep however were not. Inside did have a very strong smell but you cant have an indoor zoo without the smell of animals. The gift area has big and had a large variety of items.

Overall its amazing. The animals were beautiful and I just wanted to take them home. The staff was really nice and kind too.

Kids would have more fun than adults would, but If you have down time check this place out!I personally think it was worth the money. You must feed the goats, you will get a good laugh. Typically you can go through the whole thing in 30 min, but I took my time and staid longer than a hour. The Rainforest Zoo was beautiful from the scenery of the building to all the viewing of the animals. To top things off the staff were very friendly and even brought out a snake to hold.August 6 2020

Wonderful place to take little ones on a rainy day or to have a break from the sun. Staff is wonderful! Would highly recommend it especially if you have a little one.

For the price and location its a very nice zoo with many exotic animals. Its clean and family friendly. Definitely kid friendly.

Nice variety of animals and friendly staff. Zoo is clean and animals seem well cared for. A bit smaller than I expected, and due to the need for climate control the animals seem a bit depressed about being in an indoor cage. All in all though its worth the stop.

Very very cool little place. Scored a great groupon while we were eating breakfast and went right over! The different kinds of monkeys and lemurs were absolutely adorable! We also enjoyed the many types of birds and feeding the goats were very entertaining!

Be ready for a strong animal smell. The front staff are great, guy walking around collecting animal food, not so friendly. And...they have a mice issue?? Meanwhile they have an exhibit showing the stages of live baby mice??..loose mice run around in all different enclosures with different animals. As our family took a week vacation in Tn...Im the animal lover so this was for me. Better ventilation would be great, someone in the back that will actually talk to you about the animals would be nice too. This was one day that we didnt mind wearing our masks.

My family and I enjoyed the walk through even after dealing with the rude cashiers. I advise you to purchase your tickets prior to going and save a few bucks. Appealing to children of all ages. The actual zoo keepers are very personable and responsive to questions. Had it been my first trip I would have left after the distasteful interaction with the cashiers but, it was a 2nd visit and worth the fee.

Great place for the kids. They loved getting up close with the goats out back. The exhibit was beautiful and the staff was very nice!

This zoo is a smaller indoor zoo (except for the goats and sheep). My son and I really enjoyed it! So many cool birds, reptiles and other smaller animals. Near the halfway point you can go outside and feed the goats and sheep. So many cute baby goats. The gift shop had some really affordable souvenirs which is unheard of. Overall, this this an affordable and fun family activity that you can do in about 1.5 hours or so.

The price is fare yes, but its a small zoo It consist of mainly snakes, monkeys, lizards and birds. A petting zoo and gift shop. If you have small children then this place is ideal: nobhard waking because it all indoor and easy for them to see everything. Every animal had a nice size exhibit and you can spend as much time as you want there. We were there for over and hour.

The animals seem to have a very good and safe environment. Its always nice to go to a place that really takes care of their animals.

Nice, clean place. Very interactive staff, lots of different types of animals in view. Decently priced, gift shop will not break the bank!! Will definitely come back to this place, my 11,8,7, and 4 year old really enjoyed this place!

Lots of different types of animals, many not even in a cage such as birds and goats. Definitely worth the price. Other than the goat area nothing stunk

We visited this place for the second time. We enjoyed it. Great people and friendly. Fun animals. Good experience. We would visit again

They keep way too many reptiles together that should be housed alone in too small of enclosures. Especially the leopard geckos. Many were too small from competing for food and fighting. One of the employees joked about a bearded dragon whos eyes were both in very bad shape...again more than likely from being housed with others in the same tank. Do not give these people your money. I have been successfully keeping many of the reptiles they have here for years. Ask any reputable breeder or veterinarian and they would say the same thing about this place.

Cute, some animals to feed, nice displays. Animals seem well taken care of & enclosures were kept clean.

Was an awesome family friendly place. Need stools for little kids stand on to see in exhibits. The cockatoo sings row row row your boat and says come back when you walk away

This was so much fun. Staff very friendly and all the animals were well taken care of. We’ll definitely go back when we’re in Tennessee again!!

This place is a lot smaller than we realized. 2 adults and 3 kids from 4 to 12 cost us almost $60. We swiped our card at 12:01 and were out by 12:50. That includes the time we spent in the gift shop. This is not a zoo. Most of the exhibits are inside. Its basic spiders, lizards, snakes small breed monkeys, turtles, sheep. Nothing spectacular on display except the Axolotl, which Ive never seen before in any other aquarium and a Sphinx Rat, which I had never heard of. It also smelled terrible. Weve been to so many zoos and aquariums and have never smelled the life living there. It was pretty rough here.The gift shop had a very nice variety of items and the prices were very reasonable and not jacked up like most places. The staff was really sweet, too. Definitely not a place I would recommend nor would I come again. Ok I guess to pass some time for the little ones, just cost wise wasnt worth it.

Several exhibits were empty . Smelled of urine. Went to gift shop after, two year old grandson grabbed a breakable product which was in reach and broke it . Owner forced me to pay for the 4.00 item. Is it worth making a customer mad for 4.00. I also purchased over 60.00 in merchandise . Very poor customer service. Would not recommend !

This is a perfect and inexpensive place to go with young kids! I will be back

Loved it! Was great for smaller kids, and awesome for a family day!! My 2 year old loved it. The monkeys were so cool and active!! This is a must go place!

Super cheap, friendly staff. Enjoyed the monkeys. Only down fall was no interaction with animals except goats.

This place is awesome! The baby goats sometimes get out of their fence and come inside the building. They goats and sheep know exactly what is in the bag so they come to you to be fed. One sheep stole the paper bag out of my hand and ate half the bag. It’s was fun myself and my kids had a blast

A hidden treasure loved it here will visit every time.

Nice, but really not enough room for the animals in the cages . Likes was like their death sentence. To small . Enjoyed the animals but then felt sorry.

We took my daughter to visit to take a break from the heat and we all had an absolute blast! My sister and I even felt like kids running around excited to see what animals we’d see! They have an outdoor petting zoo with goats and their babies, emu (we didn’t even bother to pet) and sheep! Surprisingly, my almost 2 year old loved seeing the different reptiles and snakes-I assumed she’d like the cute monkeys or the Parrots the best!The gift shop too has a lot to offer, so you can definitely find something for anyone on your souvenir list!

I love this place!! We go every time we come to Pigeon Forge. The prices are great and we love the animals. We always seem to pick the perfect time to go when there is almost nobody else there so we can take our time looking at the animals. The monkeys are always active and playful. There are always babies every time we go. This last time there was a bunch of iguana babies which was really cool. I highly recommend this place and I will always come back whenever Im in the area.

The staff are super friendly and professional at what they do. The establishment is clean and has a great gift shop.

Really worth the money!! When you first walk in you can smell the animals which is expected, but we really enjoyed ourselves. Definitely want to visit again

Our first time here and we had a blast! Animals looked very well taken care of, friendly staff, and clean establishment. We will be back on our next trip to town- thanks!

Great place to take the kids or to go as a couple, that is if you love animals like we do. Very happy and healthy animals as well. Even though the monkeys and big lizards are being glass they love to interact with us as we came by each species. This time it was just me and my husband, but we will be back with our girls for sure.

I will admit that I wasn’t expecting much when we arrived. Looks can certainly be deceiving. They have quite a selection of animals here. We spent about two hours here just having fun. The animals are active and engaging. The staff is very helpful as well. My family really enjoyed ourselves here.

We all love this place it had snakes and monkeys and some very interesting animals that I’ve never seen before it had a few insects it even had some cool rocks and then you go outside and you get to feed the goats and there’s a donkey and there are some emus which is a large bird looks similar to an ostrich they didn’t come near us though but my two-year-old was not afraid to feed the animals you just got a hold your hand out flat but it was a great experience and the price was really good she was able to get a souvenir well two we got her a pair of slippers and she got a sequins dinosaur

We love going here every year we come down! Its a must on our day out of town! Love Row! He is our favorite

It smelled if urine. Had wild mice and roaches. Ive worked around animals most of my life and I wanted to cry.

Its nice to have access to reptiles and exotics in this part of the world. Many animals had enclosures appropriate to size and others more expansive than need be. However, just as many examples where caging far too small: blue tongue skinks and all the monitors. Most concerning was the lighting. Based on hanging lights and tube lighting, they were far too high to obtain UVB exposure even if temps ok. In the tortoise pen there were sulcattas and leopards, similar in dryland needs but there was an old yellow foot and badly pyramided redfoot than require the opposite environment. Several sulcattas vying for one hanging bulb when there should have been 4 or 5 bulbs. I was here shortly after it opened years back and there was better integrity in terms of husbandry. Rearrange the animals to meet caging needs and get the lighting right and this place becomes a great resource.

Very fun zoo, and you can feed goats and sheep as well!

This is a small zoo. Has a great petting zoo section. You can run through quickly or spend up to hour and half or so. We all have fun coming here.

This is a cool place to go with family Even had an encounter with a local baby snake lol.

It was a vert nice small indoor zoo. Spent maybe 2 hours. I was surprise to see everything they offered for such a great price.

Cool animals, and my daughter had a blast feeding the goats! It was fun for my wife and I as well! Must go!

Great price for a great indoor zoo. My 4yr old loved it

Nice very unique zoo with lots of very cool and interesting animals to see

My grandson first trip to a zoo,he was so excited

Amazing place! The staff here are the friendliest Ive ever encountered at a zoo and Ive been to quite a few. They gave personal encounters without having to pay for it. Very personable and extremely knowledgeable! They have quite a few rescued animals. VERY IMPRESSED!!

This is such a cool little gem of a place. My kids LOVED feeding the goats. They have a lot of unique animals. We would definitely visit again.

I would love to give this place 5 stars as my wife and I had a great time here. There is a decent selection of animals for the small size. You can feed goats and sheep which was a lot of fun. Handlers are often walking around with the animals that you can touch or hold. They have some great parrots that very entertaining. If you want a perfect experience here, go to the bathroom before you visit. The one fault here is the bathrooms. I can only attest to the mens room, but no amount of soap can make you feel clean after visiting. I am not a clean freak and am not easily disturbed by such things, but it wasnt good. Aside from that it was a very good time.

Exotic animals and a great staff made this a great vacation excursion

This was a nice place to visit. My 9yr old and 2 yr old enjoyed it. Keep in mind it will only take 45mins or so to go through it all. We used a Groupon when we went and it with the discount it was definitely worth it.

Tripster has discount tickets . We had fun time my 3yrs really loved the animals ! It is small zoo with lots of smaller creatures. But its fun time for relaxing chill day . We loved the feeding the goats

Its a small zoo poorly taken care of. The animals were nice and all they just needed to clean the place more and to build nicer enclosers for them some screws were backing out so the animals could get hurt.

This place is sad, rundown and a lot of the enclosures were dirty and looked much too small for the animals namely the pythons and monkeys. I love animals and I feel like these need much more care than they are getting currently.

Lots of animals, a feeding area and a very cute gift shop. I loved the birds. Very educational, fun and entertaining. I loved my visit there and will likely go back one day.

Great place to see different animals and learn more about them.

Its nice, I definitely loved the snakes and enjoy feeding the other animals. Its great place for the kids.

Very clean, many different animals to be seen. The kids had a blast feeding the animals

This place was so much fun! It’s smaller than normal zoos, but they have a ton of different species. I would definitely go back!

Really excellent place to visit the exotic animals in there and it is great to spend time with your family and friends to enjoy together. You can feed the llama, donkey, and sheep! My favorite animal is serval since I love cat type animal lol. Worth the money to enjoy seeing the exotic animals in there.

Great time at a great price. Perfect for a toddler.

Nice little place with about 50 or so different animals. Its was nice and well kept. You can expect to here here around an hour or so.

Awesome. Great value and a lot of fun. Really good my 5 year old son loved it.

Great place for kids. Large variety of animals and plenty of space to social distance

Always a fun adventure here, with enough variety to keep you entertained and adding new exhibits regularly. Fun to feed the goats, sheep and donkeys out back and I like to get a few images of all the creatures inside. The only problem Ive ever had is the exhibits not being labeled or labeled incorrectly. But the staff is always friendly and willing to answer questions and the shows are filled with information.