Weekend trip to the Columbus Zoo

School's out for the summer, so we started the weekend with a trip to see friends in Columbus, Ohio.  Caroline (6) had never been to the zoo, so we woke up bright and early.  

We arrived as the Columbus Zoo was opening at 9 a.m. The sky was blue and the temperature was around 70 degrees...perfect zoo weather!


The Columbus Zoo has various animal statues. The kids LOVED posing on them as we navigated from one exhibit to the next! 

We made our way to the elephants for the Keeper Talk.  They were eating breakfast and very active moving around and rolling in the dirt.

Did you know:
An elephant can suck between 1-2 gallons of water into its trunk and squirt it into its mouth for a drink or onto its body for a shower.

Courtney's (11) least favorite exhibit was the reptiles, but Caroline wasn't afraid to pet the snake! 

We took a break for lunch in the Congo River Market Food Court which was air conditioned and reasonably priced.  I was excited to see a sandwich shop, Courtney had pizza and Matt and Caroline had a cheeseburger and chicken fingers.  Then the girls shared dip-n-dots for dessert before playing on the playground! 

My favorite area was "The Heart of Africa."  I loved looking out and seeing the giraffes and zebras wonder on their safari land.  I wanted to feed the zebras, but we just missed the feeding session.

Caroline loved  the cheetahs.  They were fast and showed their speed during a quick performance.

After the cheetah's performance everyone was hot and tired, so we

took the free shuttle to the parking lot.  This was one my favorite zoo experience! 

On our next trip to Columbus we will visit Zoombezi Bay next to the zoo and see the animals we missed since a ticket to the water park includes admission to the zoo. 

The Tabb Family