Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens

I have never been to this zoo and wanted to go. There is a lot of different animals that you can see and different plants all around. They have a 4-D theatre that was very fun to watch it is only a ten minute movie but very fun. There is quite a few different places to eat throughout the park. There is also a greenhouse with different plants in that have tags on them to educate you on there nutrition for you. They also have an area for kids to pet some animals and a train ride that the kids will absolutely love.

In June 2008 we took a drive to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, first off getting to the zoo is a little tricky, with some construction going on along the way, its easy to take a wrong turn. We managed to get fairly decent parking. The pathways to walk on are fairly wide so its easy to walk and not run into people. We went in June so it was very hot, but they have these poles set up that spay out a cold mist, and you can stand in front of it (one person at a time) and it really cools you off-without soaking you. They also have like a tunnel you walk through and the whole thing is just spraying a cold mist as you walk through-very efficient in cooling you off! They have a pretty big selection of animals. Everything is well marked also. It was nice that for the animals that swim they give you a place where you could go and see the animal from under the water-if they happened to be swimming at the time!
My favorite exhibit was the giraffes, if you come at the right time you are able to feed them!
Overall we had a great time at this zoo! We liked the selection of animals and the zoo layout. The only thing I can say bad was that the zoo was not really flat-you had to go up and down quite a few hills to get to see some of the animals. But we thought it was worth it!