We visited the St. Louis Zoo on April 5, 2009. The Zagat Survey named the St. Louis Zoo the #1 Zoo in America. The Zoo began in 1904 with the World’s Fair Bird Cage which is still an attraction at the Zoo today. In 1910, a group of community leaders organized the Zoological Society of St. Louis. The Zoo will celebrate its 100th year next year. The St. Louis Zoo is Located in Forest Park and sits on 90 acres. The St. Louis Zoo is home to over 18,000 animals, 700 different species. Some of the highlights of the Zoo include, the Donn & Mary Lipton Fragile Forest, an outdoor habitat for chimpanzees, orangutans and lowland gorillas, the Penguin and Puffin Coast, River’s Edge, home of the Asian elephants, hippos, cheetahs, black rhinos, spotted hyenas, red river hogs, and bush dogs and Big Cat Country, home of Amur tigers, African lions, Amur leopards, snow leopards, jaguars and cougars. Along with the animals the zoo also features the Zooline Railroad, Sea Lion Show, Children’s Zoo, Conservation Carousel, Wild Adventure simulator, and 3-D movie. The Zoo is open year round, except December 25 and January 1, admission is always free. Round trip from Wham to the Zoo and back Amelia traveled 227.98 miles for a total of 2989.37 miles.
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