The JMZ is owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto.

For more information, please contact:

• phone: 650-329-2111
• email: funscience@cityofpaloalto.org
• website: www.cityofpaloalto.org/jmz

There is no entrance fee but guests are encouraged to make a tax-deductible donation to support the JMZ. Cash and checks (made payable to: Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo) can be dropped off in the lobby donation box. Credit card donations may be made online by clicking here.

GROUP & FIELD TRIPS

Schools and groups of 10 or more must pre-register by calling (650) 329-2111 before your visit.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES & PRIVATE EVENTS

The JMZ can host birthday parties and private events. For more information, please contact (650) 329-2111.

Hours

• Monday: closed
• Tuesday through Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Sunday: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Please call the City of Palo Alto (650) 329-2111 for current hours and holiday schedules.

Address

• Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
• 1451 Middlefield Road
• Palo Alto, CA 94301
• phone: 650-329-2111
• For more information on the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, please visit the City of Palo Alto website

Directions

From 101 (North or South): Exit at Embarcadero Road/Oregon Expressway; take Embarcadero Road West; go right at Middlefield Road. The Junior Museum and Zoo is on the right, just past the elementary school.

From 280 (North or South): Exit Page Mill Road; go straight on Page Mill Road (Page Mill becomes Oregon Expressway east of El Camino); turn left on Middlefield Road. The Junior Museum and Zoo is on the right, just past Embarcadero Road.