Paradise Valley Farm

I think it is very disingenuous to leave a negative review based on something you saw 6 years ago. With that said, as someone with extensive experience in the husbandry field, it is far too nuanced to understand in its entirety after only 6 months of intern experience. It should be noted that interns may not even work with the animals directly. We are not told if the parakeet enclosures were permanent or temporary holding. Zebras are naturally aggressive, and livestock in general are typically kept in small corrals when they are not out to pasture during the day. Rabbits are non-stop poop machines, and feces will always be present in their enclosures. This is vital information that was omitted from the review.

This facility does good work with the financial limitations imposed upon them. Their non-domesticated animals are rescues and orphans who would otherwise be dead or trapped within the pet trade. Unfortunately, sanctuaries in general tend to feature smaller enclosures. This is mitigated (as well as it can be) with adequate enrichment. This is an inherent drawback of sanctuaries and rescues, which have much lesser funding than accredited city zoos. Consider this before you suggest sanctuaries are superior.

The issues cited regarding this location are not at all exclusive, and in my opinion are a show of poor understanding of the industry. Shutdown would most probably result in mass euthanasia of the animals.

I was an intern at this roadside zoo back in 2016. In the short 6 months I was there I witnessed horrendous care of their animals. Parakeets shoved in cages so crowded that they couldn't fly. Zebras in an outrageously small corral that are extremely aggressive as a show of their clear discomfort. A gibbon and mountain lion also in outrageously small enclosures much too small for them to use any energy at all. Rabbits living in their own feces. Hope is a horder and continues to buy new animals instead of caring for the ones she already has. I am totally pro-zoo, but this place needs shut down.

Adopted 2 bunnies yesterday from here. Abbey and everyone was great to work with!

XtremeHopp

It is a great place where kids can spend time off screen and parents can have some time to themselves. My 15 - and 11 years old kids had an amazing time there. They not only have trampoline but have other activities like escape room and etc as well. Also, there is a cafe. The best part is that only the participants have to pay for the tickets. The prices are reasonable. The best way to secure your spot is to purchase your tickets online. Lastly, their customer service is amazing. I had a few questions before purchasing passes, and they replied promptly.

We just celebrated my daughter’s 12th birthday at XtremeHopp. Everything from booking to the party day was a complete breeze. The service was wonderful and the staff is super friendly. The owner checked in with us at the end of our party to make sure everything was to our satisfaction and that meant the most to me. You can tell he takes great pride in his business because the employees are happy and it makes a difference in the atmosphere. Thank you for a stress free party XtremeHopp!

Fun place but horrible sanitation. Caught the flu from this place. The masks for axe throwing were not clean. When I asked for them to clean it, they cleaned it with a dirty rag. Also I have no idea the last time they cleaned their foam pit. Once they get their sanitation up to par, they will be worth more stars.

Wonderful Place for Kids, Definitely recommend to visit and have Fun. visited for a bday party and my kid had wonderful time playing all around the place. winter is the best time for kids to enjoy and get exhausted.
One improvement that I would recommend is to have less number of Bday parties at the same time, it was too crowded as there were many parties allocated at same time.

I had one of the worst experiences I’ve had at an establishment in years. I booked online for a specific appointment time. After driving half an hour to get to there, I was told that my jump time couldn’t be honored due to a party that was taking place. I simply just wanted a refund. The initial response was that I would receive an email in a couple of days stating that I would receive a refund. I didn’t want to leave without getting a confirmation for a refund on the spot. When I asked to speak to the owner, he avoided trying to give me my money back and just kept sending the kids at the front desk back and forth with his replies which ultimately ended up causing me to be there for an additional half an hour. It was poor customer service on the owners part as well as poor communication. However, the kids at the front desk handled the situation far better than the owner!!!

Historic Fourth Ward Park

Great place for an outdoor event. We went to the Mimosa Festival here. It was mimosas, food and fun the entire evening.    They had a large screen to watch the football games and a silent dance area. Great park for skating and walking around along the belt line.

Absolutely love this park, that sits right across from Ponce City market. It’s nice to walk around the pond, see the ducks. And so much has built up around it in the last few years that it’s a welcoming oasis! Great for walking dogs. There is a great playground for kids (in the summer they turn on the splash fountains for kids to play!) and restrooms, which is a bonus! Parking around there may get challenging at times, but you can always park in the neighborhood and walk over.

The beltline is always a vibe.  Walk, people watch, food b& beverages, biking, skating and more.

One of the nicest parks in ATL. Small but serene. Always clean, well lit by night , water is clean, turtles , geese and other animals are always around the lake. A real gem to get your mind set straight after a hard working day.

Went to the GAB spot by way of, to pick up and order.... was pleasantly surprised, I must say. I'll be going back for myself for sure!!!😋

Illuminarium Atlanta

This was an amazing experience. As a grandparent, it was more than magical and nostalgic! It was an opportunity for my adult children, my husband and I to relive our childhood with our children and grandchildren. Well worth the price and memories we shared together. I especially loved the extras:,Santa, letters, and the Elf station!

The main takeaway here is that this was NOT worth the ticket price. I came here last night for an After Dark Album Release Experience/Dance Party and while it was fun, it was not worth $45. Positives: the food and drinks were pretty good, the valet was only $3 and was very convenient, there was plenty of seating/room to dance, and they had a few fun photo ops. Negatives: calling it an “experience” is a stretch. It was just the same 4 projections playing on a loop and had nothing to do with the artist or even matched with the songs playing. There was one theme that was catered to the event which was cool but it felt lazily put together (see image with hilarious typo). Also, the service was incredibly slow because they had ONE server for the whole event. She did a GREAT job but they should have had more help for her. In addition, the DJ did their best but the song choices were strange and their ad libs were off-putting. Overall, not a terrible time! But it’s only worth half the ticket price so I don’t think I would come again.

This is a spectacular experience and well worth the price for us. My toddler had a good time dancing to the holiday themed music and the chocolate drink makes for an additional compliment. It is not a place to hurry through and it is not action oriented. Just serene, but I will say a one time experience is all I need. Oh and they have an elf photo station take a picture as an elf

The winter wonderland experience is pretty neat. It’s a good place to take the kids to run around if it’s too cold or rainy to be outside. It’s a big room with stations for photos and letters to Santa and hot chocolate. They give you a light up necklace and candy cane as well. We went at 11AM when they opened and within an hour it filled up. The price is a bit steep for what you get but all in all it was worth it.

In town visiting and looking for things to do. There's a lot happening around this area. So overall a good find.  There's a room with a bar and food off the main room. It got pretty live. The main attraction is cool and interactive. Good for a date... or if you need to kill time. I don't know that I'd go to it twice. There's a bar in the main room with different seating areas. The floor is interactive and the views are cool.

Lost City Museum

Unique archaeological museum built on an actual archaeological site.  Located in Overton Nevada in the Moapa Valley.  I recommend it for anyone interested in the history of the native people of Southern Nevada.

Very interesting history with photographs, artifacts and detailed descriptions of everything. The museum is very clean, organized and well ran, we thoroughly enjoyed all of it. Make sure to watch the videos, they tell the story in great detail. The sidewalk around the outside takes you to the pueblo village, mining equipment and a monument to the Moapa Valley Pioneers.

Fun little museum to beat the heat! $6 pp and it says military is free at the front desk but when I asked the attendant he said actually no it's not, so not sure about military discount but that's ok I'm happy to support the museum.

Small museum but good amount of artifacts and the a/c feels really great at 2pm in June! The reconstructed buildings outside are cool to see how they may have looked.

Also cool is that they have shaded kennels for your pets, as well as a gazebo type thing with grills but I'm not sure if the public is allowed to use them.

If you enjoy Southwest history both ancient & more recent, this museum is well worth the stop. It includes Anasazi/Puebloan artifacts, wonderful rock/mineral displays & great old photos of the local mining towns. The "lost city" was St. Thomas, a Mormon farm town which was covered by Lake Mead once Boulder Dam was completed in the 1930s. Fun book store too.

What a cool spot. My wife and I drove out today from Henderson to check this place out and it was really interesting. Love learning about ancient cultures and especially those who existed in North America. Would definitely recommend checking this place out. The women working today were all very friendly which is always huge bonus

Decatur Square

Omg we had a wonderful time at the Decatur Wine festival. We dance, sing, and taste all types of wine. I laugh so much, I cried.  Lol. It could have been the wine.. 🤣😂😁 The square was nice and clean. We enjoyed every minute of the festival.

It is always a pleasure to spend some leisurely time with family here. My three years old grand daughter loves to run around in this well maintained square. There are plenty of restaurants around and at least two wonderful ice cream parlors nearby.

Nice space between a lot of restaurants and stores. Clean area, with gazebos for entertainment to play potentially. Artificial turf, near lots of large trees. Unfortunately, there are only portable potties unless you buy something in the local restaurants. Located centrally to a Marta stop.

Great place to have a photoshoot in Decatur.
I’m a photographer and I just moved here and I already had a few photoshoots with my clients in the area. Instagram: @couvanos

A neat space though like so many areas near MARTA stations, there's a population of residentially-challenged folks. They didn't disturb us as we passed through and we didn't disturb them.

So many different restaurants and bar spaces and generally cool shopping spots. We had a good time!

Wild Animal Safari - Pine Mountain, Georgia

Visited here for my daughters birthday because she loves animals. She had the best time of her life. We rented a vehicle so we could travel at our own pace. I would recommend renting a car, very long lines for the buses.

On the vehicles there are bars on the windows so the animals can’t stick their heads all the way in. Do not drive your own car, if it is an option.

It took us about 2 hours to go through the entire ride. We ran out of food by the end because we couldn’t tell any of the animals no. Definitely worth it, if you’ve never been.

Our tour guide, bus driver, I think his name was chase? Or Jackson? The Canadian guy... Super cool, hilarious, great with kids, & was full of interesting facts and a lot of knowledge. The 1 hr drive thru was full of animals. Our favorite part was the giraffe. 1 bag of food lasted us through the walk about feeding the goats & the Safari. The walk through portion with the small zoo was pretty neat, and very small. The lady in the gift shop also had a sense of humor, had patience with all the small children in there running wild in the toy section, and was very nice. I will say, $5 for 1 jerky stick, $8 for a magnet, was a little pricey in my eyes, but that's just me squeaking.. it was a good time, and I can't recommend the bus driver tour guide from Canada...

Awesome for a trip with the family! I recommend getting there close to when they open and getting a ride on the bus early. The information is good and the drivers are amusing.
After the ride through, the food court has a nice if limited selection so it's a solid option.
The walking park is short, but we enjoyed the walk through before we took one last ride on the bus tour before leaving.
It was a great day trip and the whole family enjoyed it. I'd absolutely go back again.

We had a marvelous time for my wife's birthday at Wild Animal Safari! They have so many animals and they're all incredibly friendly. Would highly recommend taking the kids here, or even just go on safari by yourself with a real nice camera. Make sure to buy extra animal food. We bought FOUR bags and ran out of feed before we even made it halfway through the driving tour.

We absolutely loved the Wild Animal Safari! Our family of 5 rode on the free bus tour and I think it's the best way for everyone to enjoy it. I love that 99% of the animals are able to roam freely on the 300 plus acres (might be more than that!). The ones that are not free are animals you would not want loose. The staff was friendly and we enjoyed the young lady who gave us our tour. Our kids really loved being able to feed the animals and pet some of them too. Definitely worth a visit!

Creation Kingdom Zoo

This Zoo was a very enjoyable experience. The animals were very active and healthy. We enjoyed interacting with them and found the grounds clean and natural. There are hills and requires a good bit of walking but trails are well kept and easy to follow. Great place to take kids to learn about animals and nature. We had a great time and recommend this zoo highly!

This place is awesome. I would recommend bringing your family. The workers here are extremely friendly. The selection of wildlife to see is good as well.

Please do NOT let any of the negative reviews on here stop you from checking this zoo out. I have been to so many zoos in my life and this is truly one of my favorites. I have been here 4 or 5 times now within the last year. It’s not huge, but it’s perfect. I have brought my stroller every single time that I’ve come to this zoo and yes it may be a little “hard” to climb up some of the spots with a stroller but it’s great exercise and well worth it. My favorite part of this zoo is how it’s very “hands on”. I LOVE getting to feed the primates and it’s neat getting to feed the hoofed animals too. And of course Tucker the giraffe is the absolute best. He’s so cute and full of personality and I love that you can get up close and interact with him. I went today to this zoo with my husband and daughter and we had such a blast! Parking was great and the staff was great and the bathrooms have always been clean, I love the little hand washing station  outside of the bathrooms! Oh and the gift shop is great too. I can’t say enough about this zoo, I truly love it and I’m so thankful that I’m only an hour away from it. Can’t wait to visit again. 😁

We absolutely love visiting here! This was our first time bringing our daughter and she had a blast! Great atmosphere, friendly staff and plenty of animals to keep you entertained. Thank you all!!

Great little zoo,  enjoyed being able to get close to animals and my kids really enjoyed the experience.

Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary

What a wonderful place to visit for adults and kids. The old Game Ranch had really gone downhill. The new owners have done a fabulous job of creating beautiful homes for happy animals. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable.  We bought cups of lettuce leaves and carrots and had so much fun feeding the animals, especially the beautiful deer. There’s a very friendly turkey who will follow you around too. We spent 3 whole hours there and it was so much more fun than the zoo. Would definitely recommend.

I love coming here with my kids so we can see all the amazing animals. The staff are always friendly and knowledgeable. We were excited to see the bears and the wolf cubs on our most recent trip. Love all the work this family does to make the sanctuary an enriching experience.

We had a great time here. Wonderful staff and the sanctuary is neat with good signage and walkways. You can feed many of the animals and the space is so open and natural. Pet a deer while feeding it, lots of firsts including a peacock taunting a serval. Highly recommend

Had a FABULOUS experience. Have been wanting to see sloths in person for years and finally got the opportunity through the sloth encounter with Sid and Sue. We were able to feed and touch them while learning so much about them with their guide. Beside the sloth house, Marvin wanted attention and is the absolute cutest/sweetest. Just wanted to be petted like a dog.  Loved all the exhibits. The “baby” wolves, coyotes, rabbits, Alpacas, cow, donkeys, etc. we loved it all! The staff were really kind, helpful and knowledgeable. We went during the weekday (early afternoon) and we saw one other person so a great time to go.

Fantastic sanctuary for children and animal lovers!

All of the animals are rescues who can no longer be introduced into the wild and are very comfortable around people. Turkeys and peacocks are on the loose and all the animals (bunnies, goats, alpacas, bulls, bison, etc) were VERY happy to be fed with the purchaseable treats.

We went on a rainy day and it was still such a memorable time!

Dino Village

Me and my 4yr old son just drove an 1hr from Atlanta. We arrived today, November 4th (Saturday) at 10am. No one is here. Called the number twice. My son didn't want to leave so we hung around until 11am. Waste of my time and gas to come here. I was able to lift him on my shoulder so he could at least see some dinosaurs. He ran around the parking lot for an hr wanting to wait so he could go in. If you don't plan on opening PLEASE PLEASE notify the public. We couldn't planned to go somewhere else today. Very upset.

15$ a person and the place really needs an overhaul. Many of the dinos are torn up and mislabeled. My 4 year old nephew was even calling out their mistakes. Some of the dinos were painted like piñata.

This place is GREAT particularly for parents of young children (ages 3 to 8). The area’s size is just right-not too large not too small. The parents can relax at tables beneath umbrellas as watch their kids play. The area is well enclosed by a large fence offering an additional layer of protection from young kids wandering off. The models are stationary but move their necks, tails, and make sounds. There is also a large courtyard/patio with tricycles/vehicles/little tyke cars for kids of all ages to ride-plenty of activity. Sprinklers spray on the kids riding the trykes to keep them cool. Also a large sandbox where kids can dig and search for fossils. Plenty of picnic tables with shade-they are not yet serving food but great picnic areas and you can bring food to the park. Entrance to the park is through the gift shop.

Closed and overgrown.  The dinosaurs look awesome.  It's sad to see it wasting away. You have to look through the holes in the fence or over the fence. Someone needs to buy the dinosaurs and do something awesome with them!

Amazingly done dinosaur creatures, lots of fun for whole family. I just missed a possibility to buy some drinks or snacks. Bring yours as there are nice benches you can sit on and enjoy your time there.

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