Des Moines, United States
7401 SW 9th St
N/A
+1 5152854722
Good for kids
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Our whole family loves our outings at the zoo! The safari camps in the summer are awesome! My daughter has a good allergy and we felt very safe with their program.
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Good zoo with a good set up of their exhibits so you can see the animals all really well, has a few spots to get drinks and eat inside aswell. The train ride is fun get to see a few exhibits from another side you wouldn't be able to without doing it. We got to go to the additional 'Night Eyes' event for an additional 6 dollars on top of original admission price which goes from 5 to 9pm. It has a lot of interesting light displays set up throughout the zoo and some of the animal exhibits still have their animals in them at night too!
While it's certainly not a big zoo and can be underwhelming for grown-ups, this is the perfect zoo for young children. We have been members for since 2019 and our toddler son has a blast every time! For the benefit of the animal well-being, it would be nice for the zoo to take over some of the golf course and enlarge the enclosures, especially for the lions and tigers.
I want in the winter so it was not that great! But it was good time!! I got to see most of the animals!! Only thing I did not see there wolves or smaller many mammals (not sure I they do not have them because of the winter). Indoor was cool! Not much activities during winter (not a critic of it). I would recommend going during summer and during the not highly recommend! Great way to get out of the house!
I have been pleasantly surprised with our recent visits and the social distancing. We have been lucky to witness feeding times and the animals being active nearly every time. With the pass we can spend as little or as much time as we want. Sometimes we are in and out other times we have spent a few hours in the afternoon. For being a smaller zoo it is good for my toddler, but not as exciting for the middle schooler. To each their own.
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