We needed a place to take our parents & kids that didn't involve a long car ride. The lemurs made us laugh, the birds were close enough to see details & some you can interact with, the reindeer (we're coming back at Christmas!), the tigers - "cool!" The educational portion of the zoo got our eldest child (9 yrs) & ...

This zoo is over the top when it comes to wanting money. Everything is an additional price. To see the tigers, a star attraction, you must pay an additional fee. Pay 2 dollars for a dixie cup of apples! And while you try to enjoy the zoo, people are trying to sell you a brick or sell something. I felt assalted and violated and in complete sympathy for the poor animals that have no choice but to call this place home!!!!!

I didn't know that in the month of December they hide most of the animals and concentrate on Santa and the reindeer so my $12 was too much to pay to see a handful of animals. Also, the website says they try to do an unprecedented job of giving every visitor as much personal attention as possible and maybe some people don't look to a zoo for ...

Cougar Mountain Zoo may be a little small compared to the Puget Sounds other zoos (Point Defiance, Woodland Park, and Northwest Trek). However, as an experienced zoo-goer, I believe this is one of the nicest Zoos under 15 acres in the country. The grounds and architecture are beautiful and clean, the atmosphere is superb, and the employees are both ...