US Guest Map Challenge

Echobeast

Echobeast

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One of my favorite things to collect from zoos I visit are the guest maps. The different art styles can really set a zoo apart from others as soon as you enter the gates. Because of this, I wanted to see how well ZooChat members can recognize a zoo based solely on a small portion of the guest map. I am posting this on the US section because I am not very familiar with most zoos outside the US and I'd like the challenge to be fair.

Rules:
1. No web searching. Many of these maps can be guessed by the layout, exhibits, and animal species shown. This will be on the honor system.
2. Submissions can be sent to me via private message by next week Monday July 20th 2020. I will try to have results out soon after that.
3. Please do not put guesses in this thread.
4. Spelling counts to the point where I can tell what facility you are guessing. Otherwise the guess will be incorrect.
5. Each correct guess is one point. There is no penalty for incorrect answers so don't be afraid to guess. Winner gets bragging rights on a very niche hobbyist forum.

Here is the link to the document with the maps:

ZooChat Guest Map Challenge

Hopefully it isn't too easy. There are a few difficult ones in there. :D
 
I’m such a zoo map geek as I’ve got 2,050 different maps from over the years and many of those are from the U.S. Just with a casual glance through the list, I recognize at least 17 right off the bat. Thanks for organizing the challenge!
 
Just finished! I recognized 17 of them already (despite not visiting all of them), and had to guess on the other 8. Great challenge regardless!
 
I sat down and took a close look at each map and I already sent in my results. I'm fairly confident that I have 22 correct, although the final 3 I really have no idea and I put forth a series of guesses.
 
Haha, the hundreds of hours I've spent scrolling through google images can finally come into use.
 
Thank all of you who participated in my first challenge! I have already sent the final scores and answers to everyone but I'll put the answers here too!

1. Zoo Atlanta
2. Bronx Zoo
3. Caldwell Zoo
4. Henry Vilas Zoo
5. Oklahoma City Zoo
6. Denver Zoo
7. San Diego Zoo
8. Zoo Miami
9. Jacksonville Zoo
10. Los Angeles Zoo
11. Dallas Zoo
12. Cincinnati Zoo
13. Cameron Park Zoo
14. Oakland Zoo
15. Philadelphia Zoo
16. Great Plains Zoo
17. Utah's Hogle Zoo
18. Memphis Zoo
19. Phoenix Zoo
20. Saint Louis Zoo
21. Smithsonian's National Zoo
22. The Living Desert Zoo (Palm Springs)
23. Toledo Zoo
24. ABQ BioPark Zoo
25. Buffalo Zoo

Average score was 18.5/25 so overall not bad!

Some interesting notes:
Saint Louis Zoo and San Diego Zoo were both answered correctly by all participants.
Other maps with mostly correct answers include: Bronx, LA, Dallas, Cincinnati, and The Living Desert Zoo.
Henry Vilas Zoo and Oakland Zoo were tied for least correctly guessed with only four participants answering each of those correctly.
Henry Vilas is interesting because I left the clues of a badger and part of "Wisconsin Heritage" in the clip and most people did guess a zoo in Wisconsin because of it but not the right zoo.
 
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