Atlanta Zoo

The Atlanta Zoo was a totally unplanned stop.  We had three hours before we could get into the stadium for the game and six hours before the game actually started.  The zoo was close so we decided to give it a go.  It was an okay zoo, but certainly not worth the admission price of $16 each.

The zoo does have a pair of Giant Pandas - 2 of only a small handful in the United States.  The pandas were cool, but outside that, there wasn't anything real special.  They didn't even have bears other than the pandas.  They did have a couple of pairs of tigers and some lions and many other typical zoo animals, but for $16 we thought it was a bit overpriced.  Either that or the cost of zoos has increased significantly in the last year. 

Most of the exhibits were pretty well laid out and give the animals a decent habitat - especially the gorillas.  They have a lot of gorillas.  They also have a few orangutans and the red pandas (pictured above) were fun to watch.  We were disappointed that the big monkey cage did not have any monkeys in it though, because they were working on the cage or something.  

Thoughts and Recommendations

• The admission price was pretty steep for an average zoo at best.  
• It only takes 2-3 hours to see the zoo.