Comments on: Take Me to the Zoo!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:42 +0000

I may not have kids but I really think the Singapore Zoo is definitely a great place. I like bringing visitors to the Night Safari. Auto Mum, have you brought them there yet?

By: Auto Mum

Auto Mum — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:25:01 +0000

The best memories of my children’s delightful faces are always in zoos…being upclose with giraffes, elephants and other animals that they only get to see in storybooks.

Apart from zoos, I wonder if anyone has any experience with visits to the safari? Sounds excellent to me, but don’t know if it’s a safe place for kids…

By: Edmund Davis-Quinn

Edmund Davis-Quinn — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:34:16 +0000

Although I don’t have kids … I do really like zoos . ..

My favorites include the Bronx Zoo in NYC .. just a great time .. don’t miss the mouse house .. small and filled with cuteness …

I also like the Philadelphia Zoo quite a bit … small and has peacocks running around everywhere …

The San Diego Zoo and The Wild Animal Park are both great .. the SD Zoo is relatively compact and has lots to see right near downtown. Also all of Balboa Park is great … The Wild Animal Park is great, but last time I went the tram was closed .. I would recommend calling first if driving from downtown area as its about 40 mins away …

And Chet and the Bear was outrageously cute.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:29:30 +0000

Zoo are great for the kids. We have a membership in our quite mediocre, but adequate zoo (SF Zoo – tiger attacks extra) but the discounts on other zoos are great when traveling.

By: Kayt Sukel

Kayt Sukel — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:24:41 +0000

Wow, these recommendations are great! We will definitely have to check them out.

(But I still don’t hear anything about wine tasting…if someone has another zoo that offers that, it will move to the top of the queue).

By: Mara

Mara — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:40:36 +0000

Like you Kayt, I’ve visited zoos in many cities and I agree that they make for a very good diversion. Although I love the Central Park zoo, in part because you can just get so darn close to the polar bears, the Menagerie in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris is one of my favorites. It is the world’s oldest zoo (est. 1794). Instead of faux natural settings or depressing cinder block cells, these animals live in a bit of style. The mountain goats, for instance, eat their feed from the windows of a tiny Palladian villa. And zoo keepers aggressively clean the habitats with brooms and buckets, so the animals enjoy a Paris that is as clean as the rest of the city.

By: Lorie

Lorie — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:29:05 +0000

I have been to the San Diego, Phoenix, and DC Zoo, but that is it! These look amazing! Thanks for the info!

By: Kristy Hall

Kristy Hall — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:00:31 +0000

Hi Kayt,

What a great list of zoos.

As a resident of the NY metro area, I’m going to give a shout out for the fabulous Bronx Zoo. We took our toddler there a few months ago to ride on the Wild Asia monorail – we thought he would like the elephants and hippos. He was most impressed with the pigeons roosting around the tracks and barely noticed the more exotic parts of the monorail ride.

I also really enjoyed the night safari at the Singapore Zoo.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:29:36 +0000

Kayt, Chet is SO cute. We just went to San Francisco Zoo on a day it was completely empty. My kids had the day off school (Palo Alto) but no-one in San Fran apparently. The zoo keepers let us feed a lot of the animals. Zoos are so much better now, aren’t they? Much better for the animals. I loved going as a kid and I love it now. More than my kids maybe?

By: JillS

JillS — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:23:26 +0000

We actually like the Oakland (CA) zoo a great deal. It is mostly designed to be a children’s zoo and he exhibits are really new and very friendly & fun.