The Top Ten Zoos You've Been To

1. Columbus zoo
2. Brookfield zoo
3. Busch Gardens Tampa
4. Brevard zoo
5. Lincoln Park zoo
6. Naples zoo
7. Central Florida zoo
8. Cosley zoo
9. Big Cat Rescue
Going to Toronto zoo soon so i will add that later.
 
1.Bronx Zoo
2.San Diego Zoo
3.Omahas Henry Doorly Zoo
4.Columbus Zoo
5.North Carolina Zoo
6.St. Louis Zoo
7.Woodland Park Zoo
8.Dallas Zoo
9.Zoo Miami
10.Brookfield Zoo

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1San Diego Zoo (june 2012)
2Seaworld San Diego (june 2012)
3Columbus Zoo
4Cincinnati Zoo
5Smithsonian National Zoo
6Detroit Zoo
7Philadelphia Zoo
8The Wilds
9Pittsburgh Zoo
10 Toledo Zoo

Might go to SDWAP so if we do that will def go on list too!!!
 
1. Saint Louis Zoo
2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
3. Sedgwick County Zoo
4. Brookfield Zoo
5. Kansas City Zoo
6. Lincoln Park Zoo
7. Smithsonian National Zoo
8. Philadelphia Zoo
9. Topeka Zoo
10. David Traylor Zoo
 
TropicWorld54 said:
From photos and other reviews
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Yes, reviews and photos on here are reliable as many ZooChatters are very knowledgeable. But that doesn't mean that it will be their favorite zoo. You can be all excited about seeing something that many people like a lot, but when you see it, it's not your thing. Sort of my first rollercoaster ride ever when I was younger. My mother loved coasters, so I decided to try them too, thinking I would be enthused. Not so much.
SDZ will probably rank as #1 on jusko's zoo list. But I'm just trying to say don't confirm something as your favorite until you've seen it.
 
jusko88 said:
1San Diego Zoo (june 2012)...

Might go to SDWAP so if we do that will def go on list too!!!
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I would move that from a "might" to a "definite." Many people (possibly even myself) actually prefer it to the zoo. If it is a choice between that and Sea World, I would say skip Sea World. (Actually I would tell everyone to skip Sea World no matter how much time and money they have).
 
1) Le Parc Des Felins
2) Northwest Trek
3) Memphis Zoo
4) Nashville Zoo
5) Dallas Zoo
6) San Diego Safari Park
7) Houston Zoo
8) Fort Worth Zoo
9) Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
10) San Diego Zoo

Many people may be shocked that I put the number ten institution that far down. It is probably because I am a cat fanatic and most of their cat exhibits are small and outdated. If those were better, or if I were say a bird fanatic, then that institution would rank much higher. Also, if I were to revisit some that I have not been to in over a decade (such as Bronx and Seattle) I would likely move them into the top ten.
 
KCZooFan said:
1. Saint Louis Zoo
2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
3. Sedgwick County Zoo
4. Brookfield Zoo
5. Kansas City Zoo
6. Lincoln Park Zoo
7. Smithsonian National Zoo
8. Philadelphia Zoo
9. Topeka Zoo
10. David Traylor Zoo
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Why did you pick lincoln parrk zoo over national zoo?
 
Improved from my old one.
1. Disney Animal Kingdom
2. Columbus zoo
3. Brookfield zoo
4. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
5. Brevard zoo
6. Lincoln park zoo
7. Naples zoo
8. Central florida zoo (do not remeber much)
9. Cosley zoo (just farm animals and Illinois native animals)
10. Big Cat Rescue (since they hate zoos)
Going to Toronto some time in june.
And in my first one i forgot about animal kingdom.
 
I've realised that the zoos that I like seem to go in an order. The bigger city zoos all appear first, followed by the more compact city zoos, then open range zoos, and lastly specialist collections etc. I think open range zoos are the most enjoyable to visit but the ones that I've visited really lack the diversity that you find in more general collections (e.g. Dubbo Zoo only has one aviary and Werribee has none). I really like small city zoos (London, Antwerp, Adelaide etc.) but they fact that they can't exhibit many big species is what puts them further down the list.
Anywho, here's my list.

1. Rotterdam Zoo
2. Singapore Zoo
3. Chester Zoo
4. Berlin Zoo
5. Artis Zoo
6. Melbourne Zoo
7. Taronga Zoo
8. Antwerp Zoo
9. London Zoo
10. Adelaide Zoo
 
1. Monterey Bay Aquarium
2. Disney's Animal Kingdom
3. San Diego Wild Animal Park
4. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
5. Woodland Park Zoo
6. Oakland Zoo
7. Smithsonian National Zoo
8. Bronx Zoo
9. San Diego Zoo
10. Los Angeles Zoo
 
Here is my list of favorite zoos followed by my most recent visit:

1. Bronx Zoo (April 2011)
2. San Diego Zoo (February 2009)
3. San Diego Zoo's Safari Park (February 2009)
4. Dallas Zoo (February 2011)
5. Brookfield Zoo (August 2006)
6. Columbus Zoo (June 2009)
7. Disney's Animal Kingdom (May 2012)
8. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (December 2011)
9. Zoo Miami (September 2009)
10. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (December 2011)
 
The date of my most recent visit is in brackets:

1-San Diego Zoo (2011)
2-Bronx Zoo (2008)
3-Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (2008)
4-Columbus Zoo (2008)
5-Saint Louis Zoo (2010)
6-Sedgwick County Zoo (2010)
7-North Carolina Zoo (2010)
8-Woodland Park Zoo (2012)
9-Zoo Miami (2008)
10-San Diego Zoo Safari Park (2011)
 
1. San Diego (2012)
2. Omaha (2009)
3. Bronx (2011)
4. SD Safari Park (2012)
5. Miami (2008)
6. Columbus (2009)
7. National (2011)
8. Kansas City (2009)
9. Phoenix (2007)
10. Philadelphia (2012)
 
Without meaning to be snarky and with complete sincerity, can I ask what about the Omaha Zoo specifically makes people rank it so high?

On the plus side, the aquarium is good. They have a good outdoor giraffe exhibit. The gorilla and orang exhibits seem to be regarded as good.

On the negative side, the rain forest, desert dome, and nocturnal house have some superficially impressive features like the sand dune and the bat caves, but also have many truly subpar to wretched enclosures that seem like they would disqualify these exhibits as being truly good exhibits. Consensus here seems to be that Omaha's cat and bear exhibits are not very good.

What makes Omaha an outstanding zoo, relative to other major zoos?
 
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