Your Top 10 Zoos

Another new list... but longer.

Attractiveness:
1. Busch Gardens
2. Columbus Zoo
3. Lincoln Park Zoo
4. St. Louis Zoo
5. Indianapolis Zoo
6. Cincinnati Zoo
7. Brookfield Zoo
8. Cleveland Zoo
9. Louisville Zoo

Rare Collection:
1. St. Louis Zoo
2. Brookfield Zoo
3. Cincinnati Zoo
4. Cleveland Zoo
5. Louisville Zoo
6. Busch Gardens
7. Columbus Zoo
8. Indianapolis Zoo
9. Lincoln Park Zoo

Exhibit Quality:
1. Columbus Zoo
2. St. Louis Zoo
3. Busch Gardens
4. Brookfield Zoo
5. Indianapolis Zoo
6. Lincoln Park Zoo
7. Cincinnati Zoo
8. Cleveland Zoo
9. Louisville Zoo

Enjoyment:
1. St. Louis Zoo
2. Busch Gardens
3. Brookfield Zoo
4. Columbus Zoo
5. Cincinnati Zoo
6. Cleveland Zoo
7. Indianapolis Zoo
8. Louisville Zoo
9. Lincoln Park Zoo
 
I've never left the east coast so this will be only zoos around there.

1. Bronx ny
2. Philadelphia pa
3. Tampas lowry park zoo fl
4.Turtle back zoo nj
5.Space Farms nj
6.Staten island zoo ny
thats it for now
 
My top 10

Ive never left the east coast so these will only be from there

1.Bronx
2.Philadelphia
3. Tampas lowry park zoo
4.turtle back
5.Staten island
6.Space farms
 
excellent
Zurich
+ beautifully landscaped, behavior friendly, often multi-species, and frequently groundbreaking enclosures; very good education
- rel. few mid to small sized exhibits and rel. limited number of species; masterplan still in the works leading to zoo-grounds somewhat lacking coherence;​
San Diego
+ large number of species; some excellently designed exhibits; nice park setting
- somewhat infantilized and "disneyfied" education and presentation of animals; confusing pathways; relatively few truly naturalistic exhibits - many decent but otherwise 'standard' exhibits​
Vienna
+ very compact & diverse zoo; successful modern & innovative zoo design in historic setting; very high minimal standard of enclosures
- very few truly outstanding exhibits​

very good
Prague
+ large zoo-grounds in a park setting; large number of species; mostly spacious & natural, 'green' exhibits
- exhibits are mostly functional but not naturalistic​
Singapore
+ beautifully landscaped, naturalistic enclosures; compact zoo-grounds in a beautiful park setting; innovative exhibit designs
- many enclosures too small and/or overpopulated​

good
Sydney Taronga
+ breathtaking setting atop Sydney bay; good education
- enclosures often (too) small​
Edinburgh
+ very good education; natural & behavior-friendly enclosures; interesting selection of animals
- enclosures often functional but aesthetically underwhelming​
Zoo Berlin
+ '20th century zoo design' perhaps at its best; extremely large number of species; pleasing and compact park setting
- outdated '20th century zoo design' in the 21st century; enclosures too small and lacking enrichment; hardly any attempts at naturalistic exhibit design; stamp collection​
 
  1. Chester Zoo
  2. Copenhagen Zoo
  3. Salzburg Zoo
  4. Welsh Mountain Zoo
  5. Knowsley Safari Park
  6. Blackpool Zoo
  7. Amazon World Zoo
  8. Stapeley Water Gardens
  9. Southport Zoo
  10. South Lakes Wild Animal Park
 
Top 10 Zoos/Aquariums I Have Visited:
OdySea Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo
Northwest Trek
Disney's Animal Kingdom
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Seattle Aquarium

Top 10 Zoos I Want To Visit
Columbus Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Bristol Zoo
Berlin Zoo
Burgers Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
 
Havent been to that many but in the last 3 years I have upped my zoo attendance...

1. Chester Zoo
2. Colchester Zoo
3. Longleat Safari Park
4. Paradise Wildlife Park
5. Edinburgh Zoo
6. Highland Safari Park
7. Five Sisters (West Calder, Scotland)
8. Whipsnade Zoo
9. London Zoo

I really really want to visit San Diego (I hear great things)
 
In no particular order...
1. London Zoo
2. Berlin Zoo
3. Taronga Zoo
4. Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (they had a great collection when I visited, although now I think the Sumatran rhinos are no longer there)
5. Gaia Zoo
6. Zoorasia
7. Singapore Zoo
8. Saigon Zoo
9. Khao Kheow Open Zoo
10. Al Bustan Zoological Centre (although it is not public)

The first 7 are ones I have visited and the last 3 I want to visit mainly because of their collection. I would have said Pata Zoo for the linsangs, but the zoo itself is quite appalling.
 
in order
1. Toledo Zoo
2 National zoo
3. Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
4. Fort Wayne "Children's" Zoo
5. Brookfield zoo
6. Saint Louis Zoo
7. Metro Richmond zoo
8. Sylvan Heights Bird Park
9. Henry Vilas Zoo
10. Milwaukee county zoo
 
Columbus zoo
Georgia aquarium
San Diego zoo
Chester zoo
toronti zoo
Bronx zoo
Oregon zoo
Memphis zoo
Denver zoo
Henry doorley zoo
(Some are from my visits some are from how they look like and other people's opinions)
 
Zoolover1020 said:
Top 10 Zoos/Aquariums I Have Visited:
OdySea Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo
Northwest Trek
Disney's Animal Kingdom
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Seattle Aquarium

Top 10 Zoos I Want To Visit
Columbus Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Bristol Zoo
Berlin Zoo
Burgers Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
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Columbus zoo is fantastic I highly recommend visiting
 
natel12 said:
Columbus zoo is fantastic I highly recommend visiting
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Excluding my home zoo, Detroit, and also excluding ones I have not visited for decades, such as Amsterdam and Whipsnade, in no particular order:

Brookfield
Cincinnati
Bronx
Columbus
San Diego
Toronto
Washington, DC
Seattle
St. Louis
Columbus
 
Alex Bensky said:
Excluding my home zoo, Detroit, and also excluding ones I have not visited for decades, such as Amsterdam and Whipsnade, in no particular order:

Brookfield
Cincinnati
Bronx
Columbus
San Diego
Toronto
Washington, DC
Seattle
St. Louis
Columbus
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I'm not sure how many zoos are in Columbus, but you've mentioned it twice on your list;)
 
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animalszoos said:
I'm not sure how many zoos are in Columbus, but you've mentioned it twice on your list;)
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Brain freeze; as far as I know there's just the one in Columbus. And as a native Michigander and graduate of the U. of Michigan (law school) I hate having to give any accolade to anything in Ohio, but it's a really fine zoo.

I'd add another Ohio zoo, Toledo. It's perhaps not as comprehensive as some others but a model of what you can do in a fairly limited area.
 
Mine:

Henry Doorly Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
San Diego Zoo & Wildlife Park
Chester Zoo
Singapore Zoo
Bear Country USA
Reptile Gardens
Oregon Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Australia Zoo
 
Out of the ones I've been too in the past 7 years at least
Personal Favourites:
1. Highland Wildlife Park
2. Edinburgh Zoo
3. Five Sisters Zoo
4. San Diego Zoo
5. Scottish Deer Centre
6. Stoneham Zoo, MA
7. Disney's Animal Kingdom,
8. Scottish Owl Centre
9. Franklin Park Zoo, MA
10. Blair Drummond Safari Park

Objective Best:
1. San Diego Zoo
2. Highland Wildlife Park
3. Edinburgh Zoo
4. Disney's Animal Kingdom
5. Five Sisters Zoo
6. Stoneham Zoo
7. Franklin Park Zoo
8. Barcelona Zoo
9. Blair Drummond Safari Park
10. Rome Zoo
 
My top ten zoos
(Not counting aquariums and not in any order)

North Carolina zoo
San Diego zoo safari park
San Diego zoo
Bronx zoo
Zoo Berlin
Tierpark Berlin
Smithsonian national zoo
Oakland zoo
ZooMontana
Philadelphia zoo
 
My Top 10 is:
1. Bronx Zoo, New York
2. Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri
3. Smithsonian National Zoo, District of Columbia
4. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Ohio
5. Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Florida
6. The International Crane Foundation, Wisconsin
7. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado
8. Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, Ohio
9. Indianapolis Zoo, Indiana
10. Denver Zoo, Colorado
3-6 are really interchangeable and I changed them a few times while making by this list.
 
  1. Pairi Daiza, Belgium
  2. Georgia Aquarium, USA
  3. San Diego Zoo Safari Park, USA
  4. Bronx Zoo, USA
  5. San Diego Zoo, USA
  6. Smithsonian’s National Zoo, USA
  7. Columbus Zoo, USA
  8. Zoo Atlanta, USA
  9. Shedd Aquarium, USA
  10. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, USA
 
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