page_title: Minnesota Zoo
section_title: Russia's Grizzly Coast
hierarchical_section_title: Minnesota Zoo / Exhibits and attractions / Russia's Grizzly Coast
caption_attribution_description: English: Brown Bear talking a stroll
context_page_description: The Minnesota Zoo, is an AZA-accredited zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota. When it opened on May 22, 1978 it was fairly revolutionary in its exhibit design. The zoo, built in a suburbanizing rural area, had more space to house exhibits and was one of the first zoos to organize its animals by their living environment as opposed to their species. Exhibits are arrayed in six themed areas, including three themed walking trails ranging from one to two miles in length:
  Medtronic Minnesota Trail, featuring animals native to Minnesota
  Northern Trail, featuring animals of the north
  Tropics Trail, an indoor walking trail featuring animals from the tropics
  Discovery Bay, an activity area themed around marine wildlife
  Russia's Grizzly Coast, a part-indoor, part-outdoor new multi-million exhibit featuring animals from Russia's Far East and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
  Wells Fargo Family Farm, themed around farm animals
  The Minnesota Zoo is a state agency. This differs from other zoos in Minnesota and most others in the United States, which are run by municipalities or private organizations. The Minnesota Zoo charges admission and sells annual memberships.
context_section_description: Russia's Grizzly Coast gives visitors a chance to see animals that live around Russia's Pacific coast, including sea otters, grizzly bears, Amur tigers, Amur leopards, and wild boars in environments reminiscent of their homes in the Russian Far East. The 10,116-square-meter (2.5-acre), $23 million facility was the most expensive project to date at the zoo, and opened in June, 2008.
caption: Brown bear
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