We at TripCart had realized that we need to simplify the access to our content. Positioning ourselves as "The Travel Site" when it comes to planning your trip around Tourist Attractions we've realized we need to restructure the site exactly in that domain. Our Design and R&D teams had gathered in a brainstorm and now all the company is in that turmoil.
On the other hand our content team is catching up on uncovered topics. The Content Manager together with our Web Analyst, had collected a list of major Zoos, Aquariums and Botanical Gardens to be completed by the end of the month. Working fast, the writers and editors finished the task 2 weeks in advance.
Knowing that all top lists have their pros and cons, this one does not claim to be anything it is not. But since it's a partial list, we need to differentiate it somehow. So, I'll try to simplify my answer here.
All of these mentioned down Zoos, Aquariums and Botanical Gardens are very popular, some of which are extremely popular. The problem was not how to rate them, but rather where to draw the border between the "very popular" and the "popular" and the length of the list you wish to relate to. I guess few "very popular" were neglected here by various reasons, and I ask for forgiveness in advance:
- Phoenix Zoo - Arizona
- San Diego Wild Animal Park - Escondido, California
- Birch Aquarium at Scripps Inst. of Oceanography - La Jolla, California
- Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach, California
- Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens - California
- Monterey Bay Aquarium - California
- Oakland Zoo - California
- Living Desert - Palm Desert, California
- San Diego Zoo - California
- Sea World - San Diego, California
- Santa Ana Zoo - California
- Safari West - Santa Rosa, California
- Six Flags Marine World - Vallejo, California
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - Colorado Springs, CO
- Butterfly Pavilion - Westminster, Colorado
- Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration - Connecticut
- Butterfly World - Coconut Creek, Florida
- Disney's Animal Kingdom - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- Lion Country Safari - Loxahatchee, Florida
- Brevard Zoo - Melbourne, Florida
- Miami Seaquarium - Florida
- Monkey Jungle - Miami, Florida
- Sea World - Orlando, Florida
- Discovery Cove - Orlando, Florida
- The Florida Aquarium - Tampa Bay, FL
- Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park - Florida
- Cypress Gardens - Winter Haven, Florida
- Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta, GA
- Zoo Atlanta - Georgia
- Honolulu Zoo - Oahu, Hawaii
- Sea Life Park - Waimanalo, Hawaii
- Brookfield Zoo - Illinois
- John G. Shedd Aquarium - Chicago, Illinois
- Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago, Illinois
- Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe, Illinois
- Kentucky Horse Park - Lexington, KY
- Audubon Zoo - New Orleans, Louisiana
- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, MD
- National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland
- New England Aquarium - Boston, Massachusetts
- Franklin Park Zoo - Boston, Massachusetts
- Como Zoo - Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Kansas City Zoo - Missouri
- Saint Louis Zoo - Missouri
- Missouri Botanical Garden - St. Louis, MO
- The Butterfly House - St. Louis, Missouri
- Grant's Farm - St. Louis, Missouri
- Adventure Aquarium - Camden, New Jersey
- Bronx Zoo - New York City, NY
- The New York Botanical Garden - Bronx, NY
- New York Aquarium - Brooklyn, NY
- Central Park Zoo - New York City, NY
- North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores - Atlantic Beach, NC
- North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher - Kure Beach, NC
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island - Manteo, NC
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden - Ohio
- Toronto Zoo - Scarborough, Ontario
- Oregon Zoo - Portland, OR
- Longwood Gardens - Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium - Pennsylvania
- Roger Williams Park Zoo - Providence, Rhode Island
- Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga, TN
- Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Nashville Zoo, Inc. - Tennessee
- Houston Zoo, Inc. - Texas
- Houston Aquarium, Inc. - Texas
- Sea World - San Antonio, Texas
- The Texas Zoo - Victoria, TX
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center - Virginia Beach, VA
- Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle, Washington
- Seattle Aquarium - Washington State
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Tacoma, Washington
Related Picures: Flowers in the Arboretum - Lexington, Kentucky • St. Louis Botanical Gardens • Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens • Sharks at the Denver Aquarium
My family loves the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Kids love Sea World, but the adults find it too overrun with souvenir stands (which the kids also love. Sigh.)
Also would recommend the Long Beach Aquarium.
Posted by: marsha_tm | February 22, 2008 at 04:07 PM
It's called an editor, maybe you guys should get one.
Posted by: joseph | March 06, 2008 at 09:01 AM