Pete's Safari

This is a great place for kids and families! It is one of the best designed and maintained mom-and-pop attraction of any kind, let alone an animal park, we have ever been to. Some of the animals are accessible for the kids to go in their pens and pet. We had a great hands-on experience of feeding the animals with the ingeniously designed delivery systems they have installed, and several times the owner carried around animals for the kids to pet. There's a bounce house, carousel and train ride to keep the littles entertained too. They are only open Fri-Sat-Sun, so be sure to plan accordingly - but definitely plan a trip here!

What an awesome place! We had a wonderful time seeing all the animals! This was my favorite place that we went to in Grand Island. Wish I lived closer.

This was great! We did the monkey and sloth encounters and they were awesome. There are plenty of animals to see and pet some. I appreciate this family taking care of animals that could not be cared for elsewhere. Educational, entertaining, and friendly!! We will definitely be making stops there again.

Took my grandson. We had a great time. Lots of exotic animals. Very well maintained. My grandson loved the small turtle. We were both impressed!!

Pete's Safari is a wonderful place!! You can tell the animals are very well loved ❤️ Super interactive. I can't wait to take my kids again!!

Rolling Hills Zoo

Great little zoo that you can do a walk through or enjoy the Tram ride for a few dollars more. They have an indoor walk through exhibit that shows animals from around the world, never knew Polar Bears were that big.

This is a nice little zoo. The walkways are easy to navigate (but there are lots of of geese so watch out for the goose poop). When we visited, there were only a handful of other cars so we had the zoo more or less to ourselves for the visit. The enclosures all look clean and the animals appear to be in good health. This zoo doesn't have the largest variety of animals but we had a good time seeing what they do have. There is some construction and renovation going on and I look forward to seeing what it's like when it's done, especially the reptiles since that was closed when we came.

What really impressed us was the museum. The dioramas are amazing! So many animals in dynamic poses. They even had a piebald fawn! I would come any day just for the museum!

This place was cool. You could get pretty close to the animals. The museum is fully crazy if you're fully tripping. Don't enter until you come down a little.

They have sensory bags for free!! So thankful bc we forgot my daughters earmuffs. Took the tram and it was fantastic on a hot day. Loved the museum using the boards to find everything. Lots to look at. Really enjoyed the kids play area and I was really fond of the salt water tank. Next time we will walk.

You know they have animals.... but the zoo also does a Fathers Day car chow every year!! The red car i posted here is owned by the Walker family who started the zoo! I added a couple more of my favorites for your pleasure! This is a great zoo and museum, thanks for putting on the car show!

Sunset Zoo

Absolutely great zoo experience. The trail layout is nice. The exhibits are wonderful and the park is a nice place for kids to play. Feeding the tortoise was a fun experience. It was exceptionally hot the day we went but they had misters set up throughout the zoo which was a pleasant surprise. They have information on all the animals. The concessions have a wide variety of food and drinks, both hot and cold. Overall a really great zoo.

I enjoyed my time at this zoo. It isn't very large but it is easy to walk, the landscaping is pretty, and the animals are easy to view. One of the pelicans was playing with a pair of sticks which was interesting to watch and the gibbons were very playful with one another on the day I visited. We paid to feed the tortoise and my daughter loved it.

My only complaints are water availability and the amount of shade in the enclosures. My daughter was thirsty but the two vending machines we found were out of stock, one water fountain was out of order, and the gift shop had a full refrigerator with every drink but water. We eventually found a working water fountain. A number of animals were up against the glass which made for great viewing but the reason it happened was because it was the spot with the most shade at that time of day so I'd love to see more shady areas provided for them. I'll still definitely make another visit as we enjoyed the zoo overall a lot.

This is a great small zoo for families. It has a nice assortment of animals. We visited at the end of October so it wasn't busy.

CHEAP and such good zoo. They had cool close animals. They definitely care about these animals too because all animals looked respected and guarded for them to stay safe as well.

Two visits during the day in warm winter. Tigers and chimpanzees are especially interesting. The animals are active and small, but full zoo. The red panda is so cute. I plan to go there frequently this year as a member of the year.

Lincoln Children's Zoo

Zoo Lights was a lot of fun.  Great for a date night or just to take the family.  We had a wonderful time with hot coco and roasting s'mores.  We spent about an hour having a blast and enjoying the light displays.
The train ride is also fun and a nice way to see the lights.

I have no children, but a friend of mine drug me to the Christmas light show at the Zoo. It was AMAZING! I would recommend buying the train passes cause you can NOT buy them there.
Also, the boys did not want to go, but I thought it would have been romantic walking hand in hand with a cup of cocoa (which they sell and you can add booze) with him. I also didn't think it was at all that expensive.

Spectacular show for a great.price.  the cocoa was great and we went around twice because the light shows were moving.  We noticed different things each time we went through!  Highly recommend!

Zoo Lights was great!  The train ride was nice.  The hot coco was hot and delicious.  We spent about an hour walking through.  Very beautiful and in some spots, very romantic.  They even have little fire pits set up to roast s'mores.  They sell little packets to you get everything you need to enjoy a s'mores.
Great fun for the entire family or a date night.

Price is a little high in my opinion, but I know it's expensive to operate a zoo. We purchased the pass that allows us to feed the animals and ride the train, but we were only able to feed giraffe's due to no employees being around. Overall we had a really good time and would come back. The baby leopards were awesome and as turtles and tortoises are my favorite, I was happy seeing so many to look at.

Mini Barnyard Friends, LLC

Accessibility for individuals with disabilities was severely lacking. Mini Barnyard Friends, LLC did not provide adequate facilities or accommodations for people with mobility challenges.

Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Tanganyika provided an affordable, indoor space for my 5 year olds December birthday party. It was super cool, educational and interactive experience that the kids and adults all loved. My son was able to choose 4 animals that he and his friends got to learn about and touch. The sloth was the fan favorite for sure!

We did upgrade to the package that included  decorations, which was definitely worth it. We arrived 15 minutes prior to the event and everything was set and ready to go! We only had to set the snacks. They also did all the tear down as well. We just made sure the trash and what we brought was cleaned up. Taylee checked in on us several times to make sure we did not need anything.

My one and only complaint was that the acoustics in the room were not great making it a bit loud.

But my son and his guests all loved the experience! Thanks for making his birthday party dreams come true.

WOW! What an unforgettable experience! My family and I came in from Kansas City to visit and it was incredible. We were there from open until close. The splash park is a wonderful addition so be sure to bring your swimsuits, sunscreen, and towels. Such a great way to cool off on a hot day. We loved the unlimited feedings option. My kids could not get enough of it! We can't wait to come back again!!

I have had several people recommend visiting and I am so glad we did! There are so many opportunities for animal encounters. I am impressed with how clean the area is and how healthy and animals look. Employees stressed not bothering animals who were away/under cover and to leave them alone if they got up and walked away. I didn't notice any stress behaviors during our visit and we even saw more animals playing that we usually do at zoos. It is fairly expensive to visit so we won't come as often as we would other similar spaces but we will definitely come back again sometime. Do buy tickets online though as they are cheaper than they are at the window. We got the passes with unlimited feedings and had a great time with them.

I purchased the "best day" package for our son's birthday trip & unfortunately Mother Nature didn't cooperate (the high was 39° for the day) but the staff was amazing! We got a partial refund due to most animals being inside & feedings not being done but our experiences were still a GO! The VIP lounge was a great place to warm up & offered us free hot Coco! Even though the weather was cold we still had a wonderful experience.

We had an amazing experience. The weather was perfectly comfortable. The cooler weather seemed to make the animals more active. Each enclosure had animals interacting. The different breeds of babies leads me to believe that animals  are happily reproducing. I look forward to the next opportunity that we can return.

Sedgwick County Zoo

The zoo itself is a great place to go walk on the weekends or evening, but the light shows and different themes are spectacular experiences between Halloween and Christmas.

This even will always trump the normal days at the zoo. Maybe justas majestic as seeing the animals in the sping when the garden blooms. It's a friendly event during the holidays, especially for special family visits. The tickets are affordable on any budget, and don't forget the proceeds are going to the care of the animals.

The botany work and landscaping has been very impressive compared to other cities.

An out of town visitor, I was able to visit the zoo again for the first time in about ten years. I was very impressed by the new exhibits, especially the Asian Big Cat Trek. The Gorilla Forest was always my favorite exhibit but now it’s even more so as all the trees have matured with the natural canopy offering shade. All of the employees I encountered were very friendly and helpful. I only was able to spend a few hours but easily could have visited all day. There’s a lot of walking but with an adventure this size, nothing wrong with that! I cannot wait until I can visit again, hopefully sooner than another ten years. Baby elephants in the future might make that hard to resist!

Fantastic experience at the Wild Lights event this Fall. The Incredible artwork displayed with the Alice in Wonderland theme was truly amazing. We have 2 young girls, 9 and 11, and they loved every minute of the event. Kudos to the staff there for keeping everything looking clean and serving hot chocolate on such a chilly evening.

It is a neat display. With a lot more out there than we thought would be. All the exhibits are closed. But the giraffes were still out and the little one was running around. Took us about an hour to walk thru and look at everything. There are some really big displays that pictures don't show. Some of them are moving. Others blow smoke or bubbles. We had a great time and the weather was perfect.

We went for the Christmas night light event. It was magical and so much fun.  It sent you on a walk through the park as you followed the story of Alice in wonderland. The lights the displays were great bring your family for a fun night and it’s reasonably priced.

Desert Dome

A really cool place to visit and see lots of animals and nature. I can see why this is voted one of the best zoos and aquariums. This is such a lovely place to visit! They have so many animals and so many different exhibits. All of which looked clean and all of the animals looked healthy.

This is a crazy and amazing exhibit of Deserts around the world. It felt so real.  The animals were so close it was amazing.  Definitely check out the basement Night Eyes exhibit as well! Tons of Nocturnal creatures! It was one of the highlights of my trip with the kids.

This attraction is awesome.  The Kingdoms of the Night is probably my favorite area in the zoo.  It is below the Desert Dome and it is very dark.  There is an area in the caves that there are open pools of water.  There is glass below the surface but it is a drop off.  Walking the swamp reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.  You enter the swamp through a small cabin.  Photography is very difficult but the detail is amazing.

One of the biggest domes of it's kind in the world! Tons of great exhibits including the swamp in the basement. And the bats.

Maybe my personal favorite of all the exhibits/areas of the zoo.  The nocturnal  basement area is fascinating!

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

I went to the zoo with my girlfriend during the Christmas festival and had a great time. We enjoyed walking around looking at the Christmas lights and hearing Christmas music. We also got to go through the aquarium and kingdom of the night while we were there. The animals are very active at night! Very cool and only $23 to get in. We had a great time. Highly recommend.

I used to come here all the time and it has been about 5 years since I was last here. Normally, this place is 5/5 for me. However, with all of the construction inside the zoo and about 50% of the animals present, it’s a 3/5. You’ll find many exhibits are closed and some of the animals missing from the smaller buildings. It doesn’t help that the two food trucks and most of the restaurants were either closed and only sold drinks/chips. I went on a Friday afternoon. Admission prices should be less if they have less to offer the public. Basically a ghost town once you get inside. I recommend not coming here this year.

Absolutely beautiful zoo. Plenty of walking area. Even though it was a rainy day they were misters that are probably amazing in the summer for those hot days. My boyfriend told me they also have splash pads they open in the summer. They were also accommodating for the cold, all the animals were still in viewing areas just brought inside which I’ve never seen at a zoo. Not to mention the aquarium and butterfly garden. Both out of this world some of the best exhibits I’ve ever seen

The best zoo in the world! If you’re visiting Nebraska it’s a must see!
If you’re from Omaha and haven’t been here in awhile or in many moons like some of my family members, you should definitely go!
Downside currently being the orangutang and gorilla exhibit is currently under construction.

Awwwwwwwsome! Now I know why this place is known as the best zoo in the entire country!! I stopped by a little later in the day, so I only got to see maybe only a fourth of the entire zoo and that was enough to make me want to come back for a special trip (we live in Idaho). This is NOT your average zoo! It’s more like a giant family playground with many cool animals in it. It is highly interactive and you’re free to climb into most of the water features!! See a stream? Don’t just look at it…get in it!!! See a water fountain? Don’t just take pictures in front of it…get in it!!!
We were here for only an hour or so, but we all had a blast!! …. Even though it rained! This is truly the best zoo in the country and I have no doubt about it.
So forget about Omaha’s over-glorified steaks! THIS ZOO IS WHAT PUT OMAHA ON MY MAP. Tons of fun for old n young!
Omaha is only 17 hours from Idaho so get going!! … and tell Mr. Buffet I said hi.

Alaskan Adventure Henry Doorly Zoo

We absolutely love this splash pad ! There are areas for young children and older kids. The facilities to change into swim stuff are clean and while small, are completely fine for families. The staff patrol frequently to make sure the kids. Playin safely. Our 13 month old love the splash pad

The absolute best time can’t go wrong the line can get long because they only allow so many people in at a time but it’s definitely worth the wait.  It is free with admission of the zoo.

Great zoo! It's HUGE! There's so much to do and see. You need to plan at least an entire day. You can really spend as much time there as you want and still not see everything. My legs and back gave out before I was done. My nephew is a zookeeper there so I did get to go a little behind the scenes on a things and WOW, was that fun. But even without that, it's still incredible. You won't be disappointed. The animals are well taken care of too, you can tell.

Great addition to a great zoo, it helps my kid wanna go to the zoo more, plus a reward for good behavior walking around a really big zoo 🐐

I can't wait to go again!! Totally worth the 7 hour drive from OKC.

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