The zoo in Pilsen is not just a place where animals are housed. It is a complex, consisting of the actual zoo, aquarium, Botanical garden, dinopark, which presents the figures of dinosaurs in natural size. To visit dinopark tickets can be purchased separately.

Plzen zoo was founded in 1926. Now it contains about 6 thousand animals who live outdoors and are separated from visitors only by large bodies of water. Birds, including birds of prey, are not kept in cages. Their legs are attached to the chain, do not allow them to fly, but allowing to move along a certain designated area. Predators, like lions or tigers, live on separate Islands, so they pose no threat to visitors. This placement allows animals to observe them in the wild.

In addition to the enclosures with the animals at the zoo has a farm of the XIX century, in which are bred Pets. With them you can meet, pet and even feed.

The zoo is adjacent to the Botanical garden, which was founded in 1961. Its area is 21 hectares. It forms together with the zoo one ecosystem and consists of the arboretum, the rosary, the premises containing reptiles brought from different continents, the Japanese garden, greenhouses with cacti and more. The Botanical garden is grown about 9 thousand species of plants. Almost half grows in greenhouses, others are able to withstand winter frosts.

Association of Botanical gardens and zoo took place in 1981.