I have been to the Cleveland zoo, Columbus zoo, Jacksonville Fl zoo, San Diego zoo, and Norfolk zoo. The Norfolk zoo was by far the worst zoo I have been too. The exibits were more a large scale cage than a replica of the animals natural habitat. Through the elephant exibit you could see the street outside the zoo walls where there were groups ...
Ok, I come from another state on the West Coast. Honestly, this is the SMALLEST zoo I've ever been to. I got in for free and still felt like it wasn't worth it. The zoo lacks in many exhibits, the animals all look sick, you can barely see them from where they allow you to stand and watch.
My family and I made a special trip to Norfolk, VA just to come to this zoo. We have been to 7 zoos in the past 3 years and this is certainly in the top 3. The zoo layout is very well done. You really get close to the wildlife. We have never been so close to a giraffe in our lives. We felt as if we could almost touch them. We went during the ...
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The Zoo was a great place to get out of the house, have family fun, and still be amazed. The animals area all there from Anaconda to Zebra (A-Z. It's a Must-See for Virginia.
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