Established in 1966 at around the same time the Hoxha regime was launching its campaign against all religion in the country, Tirana’s pitiful zoo is almost too depressing to write about. Supposedly due for a turnaround in 2006 when various local and international parties set about creating an action plan to improve the place, little has changed here, and it’s a tough decision to make knowing whether paying to visit the place will do any good or will simply prolong the misery of the animals imprisoned inside. Walk under the bridge at the western end of the Grand Park dam to find the entrance.