Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden is the oldest zoo park in Hungary and one of the oldest in the world.
It has 1,072 animal species and is located within Városliget Park, unusually for a zoo, it is in the centre of the city.
The zoo opened its doors on 9 August 1866. The park has 1–1.1 million visitors every year. The area is a nature reserve, and has some valuable art nouveau buildings designed by Kornél Neuschloss and Károly Kós .
More than 1,000 species are living there. The most special animals that are present in the zoo are the Komodo dragon and from December 2011 the wombat.
The zoo is located in the city centre and can be reached by Line 1 (Budapest Metro)
Official city card (Budapest card) owners get a 25% discount for a single ticket into the zoo.