lived in florida for 5 years never been to the zoo...my grandson came to visit this month so we decided to see animals...The lowry park zoo was a great choice..the zoo is beautiful,the animals and cages are clean...my grandsons loved feeding the giraffes.i think the adults in my group had a better time the the kids...hi 5 LOWRY park,we will be ...
We visited this zoo with our preschool age children after reading several books on African animals and manatees. This is by far the cleanest zoo we have visited and the animals looked lively and often interacted with visitors. Next time, we'll call in advance to find out when the programs take place. The primate and manatee presentations sound ...
When I was achild my Grand parents lived in Tampa we would spend the summer there. They would take us there when Lowry Park was just that a park. Anyone remember Sheena the elephant? I have apic of me and my brother sitting on her. We moved to St Pete in 2006 my Grandon loved going there, of course we got season passes. And spent very ...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/09/09
We visit St. Pete/Tampa every year and every year we go to the zoo. We love it. It's great. I love how close the animals seem to be. The drinks/food are a little on the high side, but hey, isn't that everywhere!! We will be there again this July. Keep up the good work. :)
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/23/09
It is so family friendly there are a lot of interactive things that your family can do with the animals... and the animals all look well cared for. I was really impressed with the manatee rehab hospital. It was amazing to see and hear about how many manatees that this zoo has saved. Bravo Lowry park!(as for a previous review I would like to counter it and inform him that the zoo does in fact have penguins)
This has to be the WORST zoo I have ever been too. Very disappointing as a florida resident. Pass this one up and go to the Tampa Aquarium or Central FL zoo.
So we arrived at 11:30am on a Sunday on a holiday weekend. (4th of July) 3 adults, 1 3-year-old child and a senior. Cost 90 dollars to get through the door. Big signs, PLEASE DO NOT BRING IN BEVERAGES OR FOOD. It was 103 degrees. Got inside, water cost 2 dollars a bottle. Saw a few empty cages and a bird. Not an exotic bird, just a Florida ...