St Louis Zoo

The St Louis Zoo is known across the globe as one of the best zoos in the country. The St. Louis Zoo is one of few zoos to have free admission into the zoo. This zoo has become one to see in this country. The newest area built was Fragile Forest, which is home to the zoos gorilla, chipanzee, and orangutan. The zoo has one awards for exhibits like River's Edge, which allows visitors to get up-close and personal to animals big as hippos and elephants to animals that are tiny like the dwarf mongoose and the bush dog( about the size of a beagle), these little guys call the Amazon home. River's Edge is layed out over roughly 10 acres and gives guest a look into animals from Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Penguin/Puffin Coast another award winner let visitors actually share the area with birds of the Arctic and the Antacrtic. The exhibit allows the zoos penguin and puffins to go from there exhibit to your exhibit and you might want a jacket because it's kept at a chilly 35 degrees. The zoo has some older exhibits that need renovated but for the most part it's one of the most well kept and beautiful zoos around.