Wilhelma Zoo

Address: Wilhelma, Wilhelma 13, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany

Website: https://www.wilhelma.de

Hours: Daily (seasonal variations) - typically 9:00am-6:00pm in summer

Admission: Adults approx. €16-€20 (varies by season); concessions available

Wilhelma in Stuttgart is a combined zoological and botanical garden that originated as a 19th-century royal garden and palace complex. It is one of the larger combined zoo-and-botanical-park institutions in Europe and is noted for its historic architecture integrated with greenhouses and animal enclosures.

The site contains historic Moorish-influenced buildings, glasshouses, and themed plant collections alongside enclosures and exhibits for a wide range of animal species. Visitors typically move between botanical displays and zoological exhibits on paved paths across the park.

Wilhelma began as a royal pleasure garden and greenhouse complex in the mid-19th century and later developed into a public zoological-botanical institution maintained by the city of Stuttgart.

The park is located in the Bad Cannstatt district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, on the banks of the Neckar River.

• Type: A combined zoological and botanical garden that originated as a 19th-century royal garden.

Accessible by Stuttgart public transport: S‑Bahn/U-Bahn connections to Wilhelma station and local buses; ample car parking is available near the entrance.

• Buy timed‑entry tickets online to avoid queues on busy days, particularly in spring when the botanical collections are at their most showy.
• Allow at least three hours to see both the zoo and the botanical gardens and the historic Moorish revival architecture.
• Visit on a weekday morning for quieter paths and better access to animal feedings and keeper talks.