When traveling to Omaha, NE. you must make the time to visit this zoo. This is by far, the best zoo "I" have ever been to.
You must plan on spending the entire day. It will take you a couple hours at the first exhibit alone. This would be the dome. One part of the dome is a desert habitat (Desert Dome), complete with very warm weather! You will wander through a desert landscape, even with snow falling overhead. The dome is see through, so the snow is falling and you can watch from inside.
The other half of the dome is for the nocturnal animals, called "Creatures of the Night Exhibit. This is my favorite area. I could spend hours wandering through there. You will see all the usual nocturnals along with water areas with many fish, alligators and so on.
There are the all the typical animals you will find along with a state of the art area for the monkeys, gorillas and apes. You can come face to face with these animals the way they have it set up.
There is also an aquarium that has every fish you can imagine in it. This too is an area I can spend hours in. In fact, if you like zoos and can spend two days in the area, do that! There are so many things to do. I would say this is Omaha's best kept secret! Head out there for the College World Series, enjoy the town and visit the zoo!
I would pack a lunch/snack for the family, along with drinks if going during the summer. You will find the usual high prices in effect for all vending areas.
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