A little dissapointed
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 5/10/11
I have my 3 1/2 year old Grandson in town and wanted to spend a fun day and the only real attraction in Jacksonville is the Zoo. The train ride was "ok" at best, you see lots of unkept area's, power transformers and the back side of buildings the animals stay in at night. I always remember the Zoo as a really nice place, but really feel as though it needs a serious make over, cleaning up and better cages for the animals, it really doesn't appear much different from the last time I visited. The plants and flowers were beautiful, the reptile exhibits remain almost completely unchanged.
I think the zoo could plan for better utilization of space, better viewing areas for some of the animals. The dinosaur exhibit was awesome for a 3 year old with not signs or displays on what they were or did. The train: Could barely hear what they were saying, spoke very fast and like I said, spent most of the time looking at junky areas with only a couple of exhibits where you might have seen animals.
I would go back again cause I know they need community support, I would reccomend it to others and I think it does offer a good value for a days entertainment. I hope they plan on major renovations sooner than later.