Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

We made our very first trip to the zoo this weekend!  Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is ranked #1 in the top zoos in America, so clearly we had to get season passes!  (Note to all non-season pass holders: If you make 2.5 or more visits to the zoo in any one season, you have already made up for your season pass cost.  Zoo admission, parking, and snow cones are not cheap.)

Anywho, while we did get to see a lot of animals, I honestly was kind of surprised that this zoo was ranked numero uno in the nation.  It was very theme park-esk.  Now, I'm no zoo connoisseur or anything, but I grew up going to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and the Baltimore Aquarium in Baltimore, MD.  I won't complain about the fact that we have a number one ranked zoo right in our backyard, oh, and that we have a daughter that I can assure you will enjoy going to the zoo, but to call this the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is laughable.  There is one aquarium.  It's one room, and it's big, but it's no Baltimore Aquarium.

I was a tad disappointed in that, especially since I thought the aquarium would provide the most entertainment for Kate at her age.  I know that we will grow to love and enjoy every aspect of our backyard zoo, but you better believe that we will be going to the Baltimore Aquarium every now and then too!

Kate's very first zoo adventure!