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The Detroit Zoo is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Woodward Avenue and 10 Mile Road (I-696) in Royal Oak.

From the east and west, take I-696 to Exit 16 for Woodward Avenue, Main Street, and the Detroit Zoo.

From I-75 north or south, take Exit 61 to I-696 west, Follow I-696 west to Exit 16.

The zoo is entered from either Woodward Avenue or 10 Mile Road; just look for the Detroit Zoo Water Tower.

• If you are:

  Traveling East on I-94
  Coming from: Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Westland, Metro Airport, Ypsilanti, Jackson, Belleville, Ann Arbor, Romulus Directions: Follow I-94 to I-275. Take I-275 north to I-696 East. Follow I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit).

  Traveling East on I-96
  Coming from: Plymouth, Brighton, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon Directions: Follow I-96 to I-696. East on I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit).

  Traveling North on I-75
  Coming from: Down River, Trenton, Wyandotte, Taylor, Lincoln Park, Toledo (Ohio), Monroe, Canada Directions: Follow I-75 Fisher Freeway to the I-75 Chrysler Interchange. Go north on I-75 to I-696. Take I-696 West to exit #16(Zoo exit). 
  
  Traveling South on I-75
  Coming from: Sterling Htgs., Midland, Troy, Bay City, Flint, Saginaw Directions: Take I-75 South to West bound I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit)
  
  Traveling North on Southfield Freeway or Southfield Road
  Coming from: Freeway or Road Directions: Follow Southfield North to I-696 East to exit #16(Zoo exit).

• Traveling West on I-94
  Coming from: Port Huron, New Baltimore, Mt. Clemens Directions: Follow I-94 West to I-696 West. Take I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit).

  Highway Key:
  I-75: Fisher/Chrysler
  I-94: Ford
  I-96: Jeffries
  I-696 Reuther
  Michigan Department of Transportation Hotline: 1-800-641-6368