Nashville Zoo
A couple of weeks ago, we took a little mini spring break trip to the Nashville area. It is only a 3 hour drive and the boys had never been. One of the things I knew we wanted to visit was the Nashville zoo. We first stopped for lunch at an all vegan restaurant called the Sunflower Cafe which was 12 minutes from the zoo. I enjoyed my selection (a “chicken Caesar” wrap) and took some pictures of my bright outfit in front (I will be sharing my outfit in a post on Friday).
Of course, spring break was a cooler week than usual with our first day just around 50 degrees. We first visited the side of the zoo with the farm and started with a feeling of disappointment: there were a carousel, zipline.. but where were the animals? After watching a 4D movie (which was really good and inexpensive), we moved the left side of the zoo and were rewarded by a variety of animals, many of which we had not seen in other zoos.
The sloth was in the same area as the reptiles, in an upper level and it was so fun to see him up close and moving. While it was fun to see a few in the wild in Costa Rica, we never had been this close to one (the pictures are zoomed in).
The flamingos were really fun to watch too. The bright orange one above kept making calls which led him and all the others to move from one side of the pond to the other.
Since we have a guinea pig, we were excited to see the guinea pigs, but since it was chilly out, only one came out of the building. The axolotl was one amphibian we had not seen before.
The meerkats were moving around so we stayed to watch them for a bit (they usually hide at the Atlanta zoo). And the kangaroo enclosure was pretty neat as you walk without a barrier between you and them. Sadly, they were napping and not moving around. So after a slight disappointment we did enjoy the zoo. It is not inexpensive, as the adult admission is about $25 and $14 for children and you have to pay $10 for parking. Since we did not have to pay for lodging, I wasn’t stressed about admissions and restaurants (we ate our free breakfast at the hotel) and we stayed pretty close to what I had budgeted for the trip.
A bientôt!
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16 Comments
Joanne
I enjoy watching the sloths too; especially when they finally get around to moving. I’m glad you finally found some animals at the zoo.
mimifce
Yes! That is what we enjoyed on this visit: all the animals were moving (except for the kangaroos).
Kathrine Eldridge
Love visiting the zoo. Looks like you had nice weather!
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mimifce
It turned out really pretty.
Sally in St Paul
I really enjoy visiting a zoo in 50 degree weather – animals aren’t so hot they are motionless or so cold they are hiding. Those sloth pictures are so cute!
mimifce
Yes! I think the problem with summer time visits is that all the animals are too hot and want to nap.
jodie
Zoos aren’t inexpensive, but I consider it one of those expenses worth it. It’s not like something you see in real life every day (except the guinea pig).
We have flamingos at our zoo, and some really old turtles. We don’t go often though. When we visited last time, we took a tour and learned how they really take care of the animals which made us feel better.
XOOX
Jodie
mimifce
That is true! We wouldn’t have a chance to see all of those different animals otherwise.
Marsha Banks
This really makes me miss the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. I’m not sure when it opened, but I remember going when I was a kid. They used to have a really cool African veldt but reorganized. My favorites were the warthogs! I love watching meerkats, too! I’m glad you enjoyed your trip! Now, I’m thinking I need to go to the zoo!
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mimifce
The boys usually always enjoys zoos especially if they are new to us.
Cat
I commented yesterday, but got an error message, now all I can remember having written is that axolotls are amazing animals!
mimifce
Lol! They are really strange aren’t they! I get those error messages sometimes too when I comment on different blogs.
Annie
I haven’t been to the zoo in a very very long time. Thanks for sharing this. I am reminded of visiting the zoo soon.
Annie,
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mimifce
We don’t go as often now that all the boys go to school and are a bit older but it is one of our favorite things to do when we visit a new city.
Debbie-Dabble
Beautiful pictures….I always loved visiting a Zoo…been to the Phila. one several times and a few more in the area…My son and husband loved the Pittsburgh one…
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Deb
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mimifce
My favorite is still St Louis, and when we went it was free!