Groupon is currently offering a discounted family membership to the Elmwood Park Zoo, located in Norristown, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. A family membership to the Elmwood Park Zoo for two adults and up to six kids typically costs $100. A single day admission is normally $14 and $10 per adult and child respectively. So you can see how a membership to this or any zoo can quickly make sense.

Groupon is currently offering the family membership to the Elmwood Park Zoo for only $49 (affiliate link), which is a steal! Within a single visit, a family of four pays for their annual membership.

As we have discussed many, many times before, we find our zoo membership invaluable, especially during our travels, because of the reciprocal benefits. Several years ago, almost all of the zoos on the accredited zoo and aquarium reciprocal lists were free. So by our family purchasing a Cleveland Zoo membership, we were able to get in free to almost all of the zoos on the reciprocal list for free. Our family quickly made good use of the membership by traveling to other zoos. However, within the last several years, zoos have gone to a shared cost reciprocal model, granting a 50% discount on the cost of admission.

Sadly, while still a great deal, our family stopped traveling and visiting surrounding zoos as much due to the added cost.

The Elmwood Park Zoo, however, has a little less forgiving reciprocal list. Lots of zoos on the list are free admission, with the rest at the standard 50% savings.

For instance, if I were to purchase an Elmwood Park Zoo membership, I would get in free to two of the zoos within Ohio for free, yet my Cleveland membership only gives us a 50% savings.

While I have not been able to verify, there is a chance that this membership may be able to be activated online and not need to be made in person. This is possibly great news for those that may live across the country and want to take advantage of this great deal to save on their local zoo admissions.

Link: Groupon for Elmwood Park Zoo membership (affiliate link)

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