Polk Penguin Conservation Center

Fantastic experience: Love the zoo and the penguinarium! They were feeding the penguins this time, which was adorable; also, the Shackleton expedition photos in the lower level are worth seeing.

Fantastic experience: Loved seeing the penguins! The tunnels are awesome. You can see the penguins up close as they swim around and over you. Lots of fun to watch the penguins dive, swim, and play!

Fantastic experience: An immersive historical experience about the Antarctic circle and the biome that is there. It showcases the early exploits of explorers who dared to challenge the unknown while educating you I'm the local wildlife of the Antarctic

Fantastic experience: I love this exhibit at the zoo. The penguins are adorable and fascinating to watch. On my most recent visit the volunteer docent was so lovely. She was very friendly and knowledgeable and really enriched our experience. Don't miss this exhibit next time you're at the zoo.

Fantastic experience: 2 hours of behind the scenes interactions, well informed and friendly staff, from our zookeeper to our liaison official guide, who took hundreds of photos for me. 5 Star experience for us and hopefully the penguins. Cleanest environment, very practical and bird health conscious safety efforts. Don't miss watching the Chin-straps with Zoomies or relaxed bubble time. Can't say enough good things about the Detroit zoo, thank you Shelly!

Fantastic experience: I love the Detroit Zoo, most especially the Penguin exhibit! They are always so active, and the tunnel is AMAZING! Penguins swimming over your head, what could be more magical. It's best to go in the morning before it gets too crowded.

Fantastic experience: Polk Penguin Conservation Center is truly awesome. You walk through tunnels under the water and can view penguins swimming above and next to you. You can watch the penguins being fed. It's a fun time!!!

Fantastic experience: Amazing! We were told it is the largest exhibit of it's type in the world. Can spend hours here.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely loved it. Super fun exhibit to watch the penguins walk, waddle, swim, play, and eat. Try to plan your visit when they are feeding the penguins. Its educational and comedic at the same time! The Zoo staff come out with their buckets of fish to feed these hungry birds. Like a human family, there are the greedy ones, and those who may not be as hungry.

Fantastic experience: One of the most sort after attractions in the zoo. Got to see the feeding session too !

Fantastic experience: New Exibit. Just Great. The lower level was very interesting!

Fantastic experience: Entrance included with Detroit Zoo admission, it's great how many penguins they have over there, and they are eager to show you some moves either walking or dancing, I'd say they were one of the most active animals during my visit to the zoo, good for them

Fantastic experience: I love watching the penguins walk. I love coming to the Detroit Zoo with my family

Fantastic experience: I absolutely luv penguins!!! This was the first time I have seen the new penguin exhibit since it opened. Beautiful, and many different information facts throughout. ♥️♥️

Fantastic experience: A great experience to see the habitats the penguins live in and the story behind the endurance experience where the captain kept his crew safe and alive for 2 years until they were rescued.

Fantastic experience: The exhibit contains two walk through water tubes as well as a 15ft plexi wall that holds a floor to ceiling view, underwater, of the penguins. You can't miss this!

Fantastic experience: It's always fun to check out the penguins.

Fantastic experience: Fun! This takes you to the basement, where you can view the tanks for the penguins. It was neat to see them swimming. The basement exhibit was nice and a little cold on a hot day, which felt great!

Fantastic experience: The penguins are my favorite!! It is also a cool attraction on a hot day. A little break from the heat!

Fantastic experience: Really nice penguin exhibit. The underground tunnels to view from below are great. Lots of good info on penguins while you go through the exhibit.

Positive experience: About the best part of the zoo

Fantastic experience: Senior Day at Detroit Zoo Beautiful day not hot Train ride was free all day some Animals participated some didn't CO-OP had gifts to take but the best part was the Penguins Aquarium. Will attend again .

Fantastic experience: Definitely check it out while at The Detroit Zoo

Fantastic experience: This is the best part of the Detroit zoo. A peak into the underwater and above world of the penguins. There's little areas for kids to crawl in and get a better look at the penguins. Also, numerous facts adorn the walls. Make sure to leave plenty of time to check this place out, or hit it first, as it is near the front of the zoo.

Fantastic experience: All I can say is that my granddaughter loved it!!

Fantastic experience: My best experience of the pegiun exhibition. They have an underground walkway, and you can see the penguins under water.

Fantastic experience: Love it! So cute. Must see at the Detroit Zoo.

Fantastic experience: Our wait to get in was because I was with a school group

Fantastic experience: Great place to visit again and again. Lots to view and learn a few things, too.

Fantastic experience: This may be the coolest attraction the Detroit Zoo has to offer. The penguins are as amazing as the view is from the simulated ship. The staff is courteous, well informed, and the exhibit is a wealth of knowledge !

Fantastic experience: Loved it! it is great, beautiful and very clean I was very impressed with my first visit to the new Polk Penguin Conservation

Positive experience: Best part about Detroit zoo is the penguin conservation center.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful attraction. Loved the ship and being in a storm (film). The penguins looked healthy and happy.

Positive experience: It was very nice but the actual penguin exhibit was small. It was almost a museum exhibit.

Fantastic experience: What a well thought out exhibit with respect to viewing areas and completely different perspectives!

Fantastic experience: Definitely one of the coolest high tech parts of the zoo

Fantastic experience: The zoo is always great!

Fantastic experience: Was great! A bit crowded but the penguins were all out where we could see them

Fantastic experience: Great exhibit. Lots of penguins to watch.

Fantastic experience: My grandbabies really enjoyed the penguins, and the underground aquarium!

Fantastic experience: This place is awesome for kids and adults.

Fantastic experience: Rain outside, warm inside. The penguins are always great to see.

Fantastic experience: I haven't seen the penguin since I was a child but it was never this magical.

Fantastic experience: The largest penguinarium in the world. It has three kinds of penguins. You can see them from different levels. On top under the water. It is an interactive video when you walk downstairs in a ramp. It is a very fascinating penguin house

Fantastic experience: If you can, plan to spend some time reading about the history inside the trip down to see the penguins. Little ones might be overwhelmed by the storm footage on the ramp downstairs. Enjoyed the exhibit

Positive experience: We arrived when the Zoo opened, and the penguins weren't very active.

Fantastic experience: January 2023 - kids had a good time coming in the winter. Penguins gave us a good show while watching them under the water. The boat you walk on is really cool.

Fantastic experience: Taking the kids to play with the penguins (I think it was called Mingle with the Macaronis) was easily one of the best $1000 I ever spent. A really unique and rare experience none of us will forget.

Positive experience: First exhibit went to that day.actual South pole penguins.they jump,swim out of the water so accurate and fast.l.o.l..down below in at the exhibit;the see though glass is cool!

Positive experience: Kids loved watching the penguins

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing literaly pequins everywhere its so cool how they are so active

Fantastic experience: Very well taken care of and kids love it!

Fantastic experience: So excited to go here my husband built the exhibition for the penguins. Now are daughter gets to go there n enjoy her time with watching them play.

Fantastic experience: Most amazing penguin exhibit. You view the several species of penguins from water level and below the surface in a clear tunnel. There is also an exhibit explaining the failed Shackleton expedition.

Fantastic experience: Would live in here with the pengs if I could! My friend and his family almost had to drag me out

Fantastic experience: Life-long Zoo goer, first time visiting the new Polk Penguin Conservation Center and LOVED it! From the ramped descent to beneath the tanks, the walls are lit up with glorious imagery down to an educational photo display before venturing off to witness the penguins and others' enjoyment of them. BRAVO! Quite the very lovely addition to a beloved zoo.

Fantastic experience: Nice exhibit. Soon as you come in Detroit Zoo.

Fantastic experience: Detroit Zoo. Our family enjoys going to the zoo. This is our second visit this year. Dinosauria was the best it's been since the last time we saw it.

Fantastic experience: It was funny watching themsliding into the water

Fantastic experience: Years ago, seeing the penguins was always neat but the building smelled like a fishy toilet. Now, wow! It was clean, smelled fresh, and is great shape. Visiting it at the end of the day is the way to go, too!

Fantastic experience: Best exhibit in the whole zoo. Multiple ways to view the penguins, really cool ship simulation going down to the lower level, lots of information displayed everywhere! Very impressed!

Fantastic experience: I loved it!! I had such fun seeing the different penguins.

Fantastic experience: Great exhibit! Very entertaining! Nice place to get out of the sun's heat on a hot summer day!

Fantastic experience: My favorite part it was so much fun!

Fantastic experience: Awesomw fun to watch all the penguines!!

Fantastic experience: The new penguin center is awesome!

Negative experience: Smells bad also it was cool to see tho

Fantastic experience: Very nice Penguin Exhibit. The Penguins were very active, swimming and diving in and out of the water!!! Fun place.

Fantastic experience: This is such an absolutely beautiful exhibit!

Fantastic experience: Super cool habitat, and the exhibit itself is incredibly well done

Fantastic experience: 360 degree opportunity, or at least it seemed that way, chance to see the penguins. above them, below them, right up close to them.

Fantastic experience: Great place to take kids. I would recommend visiting the zoo animals first then leave the pinguins for last since it's less crowded.

Fantastic experience: There are 79 and 5 different species. Each has a name. Each has a personality. Absolute fun to be there. Also a good time to learn of Shackleton.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful setup. Kids enjoy being able to walk under the water and watch the penguins swim above them.

Fantastic experience: Excited to see this beautiful aquatic display every time we got the Detroit Zoo.

Fantastic experience: Great time at the zoo! Amazing photos and cute penguins! They'll come out, they might be just shy!

Fantastic experience: Love it. My son really enjoyed the penguins

Fantastic experience: The building/exhibit and Penguins are awesome. The family loves it time and time again. Just need to do something with the ol stinky Penguin house.

Fantastic experience: Penguins are so fun to watch!

Fantastic experience: This is my happy place. The tunnel underneath the penguins is amazing and relaxing

Fantastic experience: It was a beautiful experience. The children was excited with this awesome exhibit. This is a must when visiting the Detroit Zoo.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely awesome. The ship simulation and downstairs was great.

Fantastic experience: One of the best exhibits in the place

Fantastic experience: Awesome. Worth the money to go

Fantastic experience: Loved the new penguin exhibit. Interactive and great viewing areas for families.

Fantastic experience: So many viewing areas and over 75 penguins to watch! I'm so happy the penguin exhibit opened.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place, early 2020 closed for reconstruction, but after that, must-see whenever you are nearby

Fantastic experience: Perfect for the kids at any age

Fantastic experience: There were a lot of different places inside the building to view the penguins at and there was a lot of penguins present.

Fantastic experience: Very nice. Great access for wheelchairs and crutches.

Fantastic experience: It was very cool to see the penguins interact with each other

Fantastic experience: Best exhibit at the zoo hands down.

Fantastic experience: It was cool to see the penguins.

Fantastic experience: We ti.ed it just right it was feeding time and it was so neat to watch. My grandson loved it.

Fantastic experience: I always love going to see the penguins, today we were lucky enough to get to see feeding time.

Fantastic experience: My little ones loved it and we can't wait to go back

Fantastic experience: Great views of the penguins, easy to navigate with a crowd.

Fantastic experience: Every parent should go and take their children there.

Fantastic experience: My favorite place at the Detroit Zoo

Positive experience: It's quite nice, the penguins are very well cared for. However, no Emperor Penguins, how do you have a penguin exhibit without Emperor's? Disappointing.