(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, Posted on Facebook on April 21st, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Visitors will now go through a new and improved entrance as they enter the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new front door and admissions plaza of the zoo yesterday at 11 a.m. According to zoo officials, the new entrance is more accessible, includes a new streamlined admission process, and features beautiful natural landscaping. New restrooms were also installed. The updated entrance is one of the first steps in the Pittsburgh Zoo’s 20-year plan that will reimagine the campus. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato stated that the investment will help unite the community. The investment is funded by the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, Allegheny County Regional Asset District (RAD), Colcom Foundation, and The Charity Randall Foundation. The zoo will welcome guests through a new entrance fit for the animal kingdom starting this Friday. Admissions operations, which includes ticketing and restrooms, will be available next week.