Sustainable Safari

My roommate and I stopped by the mall to kill time before a concert and found this gem by accident. Staff was super nice and informative and all around great. The animals were wonderful to meet and it was a well maintained space, even with the amount of animals. Super clean, pricing was absolutely fair, and we will definitely come back next time we’re in the area.

Wonderful place to bring your children and a date for an interactive experience with wildlife in a contained environment. They have a free cup of food for the animals and bigger sized cups for feeding the animals for a more up close interaction.
You can buy a spot to sit with a couple of the animals for a cuddle time. Kangaroos, for example. Wonderful place to visit!

Very nice place. Who would have thought that you could hold a baby kangaroo (Joey) in Minnesota?? That is awesome. That is off the bucket list for sure!! I feel the price is worth what they offer. My kids enjoyed the experience and will never forget it!

Got the happy cappy experiences, and generally enjoyed the visit. Each staff member was so kind and knowledgeable, I loved talking to the woman at the front desk the most. We had some very fun time petting the guinea pigs, capybaras, and kangaroo specifically- but enjoyed the goats, emu, and chickens as well. The team seems to be invested in the health of these animals and we got to learn about some ideas that may be implemented in the future as well (rooting for kangaroo live streams!!). I enjoyed my visit here!

Was a little skeptical after finding out it was in a mall, but was very surprised to see how amazing their enclosures are. Most zoos have animals in less than ideal cages so they are more visible, but the habitats were very large and naturalistic for even the smallest animals. We did the basic walk through and added on the Capybara experience. They also give you a small feed cup for each person and additional food for experience, we upgraded one cup and it was more than enough for all the animals. Even though you can add on experiences, you get to interact with basically all the animals with the basic walk through. We waited all summer to meet the capybaras, we will be back!

Pine Grove Zoo

Great little zoo. Small & manageable for a family. Animals look healthy & well taken care of. Love the sign with the animals names and background story.  Four stars because the Bears deserve a better enclosure.

The bear encounter and the otters were a hit for my 2 year old! Great small zoo for a quick little get away! Definitely recommend!!

This was Boo Fest at the zoo. A special Halloween event. A great time for the whole family.

This zoo has been around for over a hundred years in the small town of Little Falls. It has become an amazing place with awesome exhibits, animals, and staff! A great place to visit for kids, animal lovers, or anyone looking for a neat little escape in central Minnesota!

Well maintained zoo with friendly staff and a good amount of larger animals for the size. We spent about an hour and a half there and saw everything twice. Cute gift shop with a good assortment of stuffed animals! It was fun to see the stories and names of so many of the animals and how they came to the zoo!

Wildlife Science Center

We had fun at wildlife science center and learned a lot of snot wolfs. We brought our dog with and every time they saw my dog it got their attention to look at her close 😅. But the best part was to see the tortoise walking all over the place, freely.

Very interesting place, highly recommended to visit particularly if you have kids. Wolves are the stars of the place but there are also big cats, black bears, and few other Minnesota wild animals. The guide was very well prepared and explained concepts of ethology (animal behavior) in a simple but very effectively way. Price reasonable. Very good experience.

What a wonderful hidden gem in central Minnesota, less than an hour from Minneapolis.  Knowledgeable staff and volunteers explained everything about the Center and the variety of animals that live here.  Clean, safe and well organized, worth the visit!

Soooo many wolves, as well as a few bears, bobcats, skunks, porcupines, foxes, puma, and very informative personnel who provide answers to any questions. Leashed dogs are even welcome! I highly recommend the Wildlife Science Center ❤️ and I feel that not enough people even know it exists! 😟

Great place, animals are super easy to see and get up close to and staff is knowledgeable and happy to make it an educational experience. We will be going back again!

Little Rock Zoo

The Little Rock Zoo's Glow Wild light display at Christmas is a must see on any Christmas light tour of Arkansas. There are hundreds of lighted displays of various real and mythical animals. The huge dragon was worth going to see by itself. We were lucky and had great weather on a night when there were tornadoes hitting other parts of the south. It wasn't crowded and I was able to quickly find a parking spot. The best part was that parking was free but there was a $20 charge per person to get in.

Attended the GloWild event. Fantastic, highly recommend families, date night, solo mediation visit.  Bring your camera, photo ops galore!  Interactive displays, please be respectful- a lot of care and work has obviously gone into this project.  Money well spent!

Little Rock zoo is a good place for small kids. Other than wild animals, they have farm animals. Kids can interact with them and feed them. You can get yearly subscription in lower price.

It is an okay zoo... I do have to say it was the beginning of winter so it wasn't exactly peak season. The animals that were ouy and about were pretty cool.

The zoo is very widely spread out with no real maps available. We encountered one visual map of the zoo but nothing is available to carry. It was a perfect day for the zoo. Friday morning at 11 brought a small crowd of stroller pushing toddler moms, so it was a nice casual stroll. The animals had just gotten breakfast so they were out and about and active.

Safari North Wildlife Park

Safari North Wildlife Park was a wonderful surprise on our family’s 4th of July weekend holiday vacation. Excellent walkable path along all the animal exhibits which were well spaced out, so as not to feel too crowded with all the other visitors. Many types and varieties of animals to view for both kids & adults. The giraffes are extremely friendly when feeding them carrots, but just be careful that you don’t lose your wedding ring as their tongues are extremely powerful! Ha ha! I would say that the main bathroom in the visitor center could use some more attention for cleaning, but otherwise a great experience for our family. Thumbs up and would recommend if in the area!

What a great variety of animals, well maintained, and a great experience for my four kids.  They were entertained the entire time.  It was amazing!  I was so happy to finally get to come and enjoy the opportunity!  The only bummer was not being able to see the lion without going on the train.  Otherwise everything was great!  Also, loved that feeding the giraffes wasn’t just one leaf, but a little cup of multiple carrot pieces.  Great idea!

What an unexpected gem. The diversity of animals blew me away. I think the concept of a zoo is kinda gross but I love looking at animals and these dudes didn't look to be treated any differently than their counterparts in a big zoo. The Snack Shack was predictably over-priced, but not shamefully so. We had a soft pretzel (adequate), a pulled pork sandwich (dry but tasty) and French fries (way good!).

Never thought small town got that huge zoo. Many different animals all around the world from wild cats to camels and crocs. You can get a camel ride even. Wild animals paradise. Highly recommend. I am impressed with what they got there.

There is a train tour that I definitely recommend it. Like 20 minutes, you are seeing wild animals without cage and cute ostrich is following you and it seems really interesting and so fun.

First time visiting Safari North Wildlife- we have so  much fun feeding the giraffe, hanging out with the birds and riding the train. We spent 3 hours here- definitely recommend and bring the kids!!

Cape Safari Park

We've been to many places like this safari park and this one just did not compare. First, we maybe spent an hour here, if that, which just doesn't justify the $40+ ($11 for adults, $9 for children plus tax) to enter with our family of four. Second, it was a very hot day with minimal shade to get away from the blistering sun. Third, be very careful when entering the goat petting zoo area. These guys were VERY hungry and swarmed us as soon as we entered. They ended up getting stuck in the little gate area before you enter the actual petting zoo area. I had to lift my 5 year old out of the area because they were just too much for her to handle. We then went into the barn area where there were more animals to feed and see. There was a big fan blowing in there but it was still pretty hot. There was a good number of different animals to see in there which was nice. Our favorite part of the safari park was petting and feeding the kangaroo. We then walked out over to the large area of animals out in front but most of them were too far out in the field to see. All in all it wasn't a terrible place to go I just think the price of admission is a bit high for what you get.

Great place for kids. The goat pen is a little rough for little little ones, suggest 5yo or older for that, everything else great for my 2yr old especially feeding the animals.

I agree with several of the reviews in that this place is SUPER overpriced on the entry fees. The feed price was ok.we liked all the animals. Some had little if no information on what they were. We didn't go into the petting zoo for obvious reasons. I wasn't going to pay an extra 10$ to ride a camel. That should have been in on the entry fee. There was another fee to hold animals and mining.  They advertised an alligator but there wasn't one.
We liked the birds and the Kangaroos. The lemurs we're fun to watch and feeding the animals was fun. Not a horrible place but definitely not worth the price.

Absolutely love this place!! It was so awesome!! Definitely going to come back!! Great animals and the people are very friendly!! Loved petting and feeding the animals...even had Zebras!! So cool! ❤️

This is such a unique place! First time here and we really loved it. There are so many animals that are normally not able to be seen. I can't wait to edit and post my video on YouTube.

Wildlife West Nature Park

Such a wonderful wildlife park! So many beautiful animals and the facilities and grounds are kept up nice. They even have a cute little gift shop filled with treasures and gifts for the whole family. If you haven’t been I would highly recommend! They even allow the park to be rented for events!

This was are 3rd time going, love the walk & helping to donate to help out the animals, love that it is access right off the freeway,  that's how we started visting this little zoo.
Couple of workers that were there took the time to explain to us about the animals, my grandson loved the trails & the little playground they build..see you next year..

This is my second time visiting. I really enjoyed the place. The animals look well cared for. All the animals have a story but can't  survive on there own. The entire park has a paved walking trails. Amazing views. The staff is volunteers. It is a full sun place but each animal enclosure has shade for people and animals.

Very fun place good range of animals that come out so you can actually see them. Staff was friendly. Overall great experience

Amazing time. The nature park is set up so you can see all the animals from at least one angle. The kids loved it.
It has a little gift shop.
I will definitely visit again

Busy B Ranch Wildlife Park, LLC

We had a super fun time here for my son’s sixth birthday! The owners are very friendly as well as the animals. The animals immediately came up to our cars and some of them did not want to leave 😆 I purchased some beach buckets & shovels from Walmart before we went since the paper bags tear easily. They both came in Handy. We also packed a lunch in a cooler. It was perfect for when the children got hot and a little fatigue after a while. There were a few other things I didn’t post pictures of, but it is well worth the drive and admission. It was a very fun experience. Highly recommend taking your children! Lastly, you car will get dirty inside and out so I don’t recommend washing and vacuuming it until after. There is a wagon option where they drive you through; it’s $50 and you will need to reserve to ensure the driver will be available.

Busy B was great! Great place to take the kids out even a couples little event like we did.  Ostrich and zebras are a little aggressive 🤣 but it was so fun!

Such a great Safari. The animals are not too aggressive, but still come up to the car.  Their animal pet/viewing area is great too! So many different animals to be able to get close to. Their new bird walk-a-bout is growing and the birds are learning quickly to eat the food from the sticks.  I definitely recommend the Sloth Encounter. It was so cool to see her just slothing around.

What an amazing place.  We only did the petting zoo but they also have a drive-through safari. Lots of beautiful animals. My favorite was the baby mountain goats 🐐 and the wallabies. Let me add we were there on a field trip and the animals were great with all the kids.

This was an amazing experience for my family, we really enjoyed ourselves. I wish the capybaras had more water. When talking with the owner, he said that there are still a lot of things they are working on. They were all very friendly. I would highly recommend going if you have a chance!

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