Best Zoo Out East

Capital of Texas Zoo

The lobby of this small zoo off Highway 71 between Austin and Bastrop is wall-to-wall creep and crawl with every imaginable snake and other slithering thing populating the shack. Outside, the path takes you first to visit some domesticated pals. The piggies are good for a few snorts, but we sure wouldn't want to be them should any of their neighbors from the big cat habitat find its way out of its fortified home. Come feeding time, you can watch handlers hand-feed the feline beasties (bobcats love chicken!), and for our tamer, hooved friends, you can purchase feed (please do not offer them any of your popcorn – or your clothes) to see just how quickly that big ol' deer can schluck it down. Open every day (including holidays), 9am-5pm.

Capital of Texas Zoo
376-A Jenkins Rd., Cedar Creek, 512/303-6675
www.capitaloftexaszoo.org