List of Favorite Zoo Exhibits 2.0

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PlaZooFan14

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Since the original thread is pretty much dead, i decided to make a new one. What are your favorite U.S. zoo exhibits that you have seen in person? Here's mine, one from each Zoo i visited.

Zoos I've Visited:
Detroit Zoo
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
John Ball Zoo
Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
  1. Heart of Africa - Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
  2. Aviary - Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
  3. Polk Penguin Conservation Center - Detroit Zoo
  4. Van Andel Living Shores - John Ball Zoo
 
My favorites:
  1. Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes at the National Aquarium
  2. McNeil Avian Center at the Philadelphia Zoo
  3. African Journey at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
  4. Asia Trail at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park
  5. Primates at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park
  6. Big Cat Falls at the Philadelphia Zoo
  7. KidZooU at the Philadelphia Zoo
  8. Panther Glade at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
  9. Blacktip Reef at the National Aquarium
  10. Living Seashore at the National Aquarium
 
My favorite zoo exhibits I have seen. They are in no particular order, except the last one is my all-time favorite:

-Amazon Rising at Shedd Aquarium
-Wild Reef at Shedd Aquarium
-Mahler Family Aviary at Milwaukee County Zoo
-Minnesota Trail at Minnesota Zoo
-Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium at Saint Louis Zoo
-Amphibian Conservation Center at Detroit Zoo
-Habitat Africa! at Brookfield Zoo
-Wild Africa at Binder Park Zoo
-Promedica Museum of Natural History at Toledo Zoo
 
Favorite Zoos I have visited, no particular order:
Milwaukee County Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Memphis Zoo, Minnesota Zoo, National Zoo (DC).
Favorite exhibits:
- Lost Forest, San Diego Zoo
- Elephant Odyssey, San Diego Zoo
- China, Memphis Zoo
- Minnesota Trail, Minnesota Zoo
- Elephant Outpost, National Zoo
- Africa Rocks, San Diego Zoo
- Herb & Mahler Family Aviary, Milwaukee County Zoo
- Tropic World, Brookfield Zoo (haven't been since 2012, hear it has lost some of its shine).
- Empire of the Penguin habitat, SeaWorld Orlando
- The Rainforest, Cleveland MetroParks Zoo
 
Zoos visited is limited to me but here are mine:
Los Angeles Zoo
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Favorite exhibits:

Africa Rocks at San Diego Zoo - every section brings you a little closer to the diversity of Africa, highlights being Cape Fynbos, Ethiopian Highlands, and Acadia Woodlands. The Woodland Aviary is my favorite aviary and super photogenic.

Tiger Trail at San Diego Zoo Safari Park - tied with Africa Rocks as my favorite exhibits of all time. The 3 rotational pens help with enrichment for their tigers, differently styled and feels immersive with a hint of Lost Forest sprinkled throughout. My gf and I loved seeing tigers interacting with one another.

Walkabout Australia at San Diego Zoo Safari Park - having never been to a walkthrough kangaroo experience before, this was a great start for me. It’s so lush, the tree kangaroo habitat is a jungle itself. And the platypus are heavy hitters and made me fall in love with them.

Rainforest of the Americas at the Los Angeles Zoo - I know this can be hit or miss for many Zoochatters but I thoroughly enjoy walking through it every visit. The habitats for the Giant Otters, Harpy Eagles, and Jaguars are must stops for me and it was a much needed upgrade along with many more to come in the next decades.
 
Favorite exhibits in no particular order
1. Africa Rocks San Diego Zoo
2. Tiger Trail San Diego Zoo Safari Park
3. Asian Savvanah San Diego Zoo Safari Park
4. Amazon and Beyond Miami Zoo
5. Kilimajaro Safaris Animal Kingdom
 
Some of my favorites include
1) Amazon and Beyond Zoo Miami
2) Oklahoma Trails OKC Zoo
3) South America's Pantanal Houston Zoo
4) Teton Trek Memphis Zoo
5) Asian Highlands Omaha Zoo
6) Asia Quest Columbus Zoo
7) Australia / South America Aviary Sedgwick County Zoo
8) The Rainforest Tulsa Zoo
9) River's Edge Saint Louis Zoo
10) National Amphibian Conservation Center Detroit Zoo

 
My List-
Zoos been to-
Capron Park Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Roger William's Park Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
New England Aquarium
Stone Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
National Zoo
ZooAmerica
Columbus Zoo
Cleveland Zoo
St. Louis Zoo
Central Park Zoo
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Handful of small places not worth mentioning
Exhibits-
1. Heart of Africa- Columbus Zoo
2. Penguin and Puffin Coast- St. Louis Zoo
3. Polar Frontier- Columbus Zoo
4. African Elephant Crossing- Cleveland Zoo
5. Asia Trail- National Zoo
6. The entire Buttonwood Park Zoo
7. RainForest- Cleveland Zoo
8. Red Rocks- St. Louis Zoo
9. Australia- Wild Extremes- National Aquarium
10. Tropical Forest- Central Park Zoo
 
1. Kingdoms of the Night - Omaha
2. Lost Forest - San Diego
3. Primate Panorama - Denver
4. Asian Highlands - Omaha
5. Elephant Odyssey - San Diego
 
1.Open Ocean- Georgia Aquarium
2.Tropical Discovery- Denver Zoo
3. Lost Forest- San Diego Zoo
4.Toyota Elephant Passage- Denver Zoo
5.Regenstein Center for African Apes- Lincoln Park Zoo
6.Insectarium- St. Louis Zoo
6.Emerald Forest- Denver Zoo
6.Herpetarium- St. Louis Zoo
7.Small Mammal-Reptile House- Lincoln Park Zoo
8.McCormick Bird House- Lincoln Park Zoo
8.Islands and Lakes- Shedd Aquarium
9.Amazon Rising- Shedd Aquarium
9.Australia- Brookfield Zoo
9. Penguin and Puffin Coast- St. Louis Zoo
10.Fragile Kingdom- Brookfield Zoo

Notable Mentions:
Florida- ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Regenstein African Journey- Lincoln Park Zoo
Abbott Oceanarium- Shedd Aquarium

It is worth noting that except for Georgia and Lincoln Park, I haven't been to any of these for almost 3 years now. Duplicate numbers are ties, but if you think that is cheating then just number them regularly.
 
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