
We are your ultimate source for everything about zoos! As a family, we’ve now visited 68 different zoos, and continue to visit many more. We provide Zoo Reviews, Mom Tips, Photos, and more from our Zoo journeys.
This site will share our experiences with you, and hopefully provide resources to allow you to enjoy going to zoos as well. Just here for the pictures? Check out our Instagram page.
- Click on the pins in the map below of the zoos we’ve visited! Each pin has a link to the specific page for that zoo. Zoos are in blue, Aquariums are in green. The red dots are zoos we hope to visit soon!
- Want to see which zoos stand out to us? Click on Zoo Rankings to see our list!
- Would you rather listen than read? We have a podcast! click here.
Have a question? Email us at zoowithus@yahoo.com, or reach out to us on any of our social media channels!
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Navigation
- Click on Zoo Rankings to see where your favorite zoo fits in our list of ones we’ve visited and read a short Zoo Review of zoos you haven’t visited yet. Don’t see one you’re looking for? Leave a comment and we’ll try to get there!
- Click on Zoo Information Guide to see a full library of each in-depth Zoo Review of the zoos we’ve visited, complete with FAQ’s and Mom Tips. Feel free to comment with your thoughts on those zoos as well.
- Click on Aquariums to see a list of aquariums that we’ve visited.
Thanks for visiting – and if you can’t get to a zoo, follow along on our journey by reading our stories, and Zoo With Us!
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Top Articles
- Pandas on the move! Check out our article about the two remaining zoos in the US who have pandas.
- We fed a lemur! Click here to read about our Lemur Encounter at the Indiana Creek Zoo.
- Animal Encounters make a zoo visit memorable. Click here to read about our best animal encounters of 2019.
- In Summer of 2019 we went on a Zoocation where we visited 9 zoos in 9 days! Check out our top moments from the trip here.
- We met a sloth! Check out our blog about our encounter with Erma.
- We had the chance to feed bison! Check out pictures and a narrative of our encounter here.
- Readers’ Digest listed its best zoo in every state. Here’s our take on that!
- Check off a bucket list item by doing an animal encounter! To get you started, check out our blog with a list of nearly 200 animal encounters in the midwest!
Zoo vs Zoo Comparisons
Check out our feature “Zoo vs Zoo” to see comparisons between geographically similar zoos! Schedule is as follows:
2022 Releases:
October 1 – Saint Louis Zoo vs Kansas City Zoo
October 5 – Texas Comparison: Austin, Fort Worth, Frank Buck, Gladys Porter, San Antonio
October 15 – Indianapolis Zoo vs Louisville Zoo
October 19 – Brookfield Zoo vs Milwaukee Zoo
October 26- Animal Kingdom vs Busch Gardens
October 29 – Potawatomi Zoo vs Fort Wayne Zoo
2021 Releases:
- July 12 – Nashville Zoo vs Knoxville Zoo
- July 19 – Montgomery Zoo vs Birmingham Zoo
2020 Releases:
- March 7 – Detroit Zoo vs Toledo Zoo
- March 14 – Cleveland Zoo vs Pittsburgh Zoo
- March 28 – NEW Zoo Green Bay vs Potter Park Zoo
- May 29 – African Safari Wildlife Park vs Safari Lake Geneva
2019 Releases:
- Feb 15 – Chicago: Brookfield Zoo vs Lincoln Park Zoo
- Feb 22 – Central Illinois: Miller Park Zoo vs Peoria Zoo vs Henson Robinson Zoo
- March 1 – Iowa: Blank Park Zoo vs Niabi Zoo
- March 8 – Western Michigan: Binder Park Zoo vs John Ball Zoo
- March 11 – Florida: Zoo Tampa vs Busch Gardens
- March 15 – Minnesota: Como Park Zoo vs Minnesota Zoo
- April 5: Central Indiana: Fort Wayne Zoo vs Indianapolis Zoo
- April 12: Central Ohio: Columbus Zoo vs Cincinnati Zoo
- April 19: Wisconsin: Henry Vilas Zoo vs Racine Zoo
