St. Louis Journals

St. Louis Zoo

A June 2007 trip to St. Louis by 1229

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St. Louis Zoo

Overview

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Visiting the St. Louis Zoo.

Quick Tips:

It is free except food, drinks such as Coke products and Souvenirs.

Best Way To Get Around:

Car.

Applebee's

Restaurant

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It was very good. I had a cheeseburger plain with fries and pickles on the side and Diet Pepsi. This is a national chain so enjoy one in your hometown. This is the closet Applebee's from the St. Louis Zoo, 1.7 miles away. At first, I had trouble finding it. When leaving the zoo, I asked an employee where are nearby national chain restaurants. They weren't very helpful because the only place they gave us was on Del Mar Blvd. The only thing there that I liked was a Shell gas station. There was no moving traffic, limited national chains, more local restaurants that didn't look very good and no parking spaces left. After turning onto several streets, I found this Applebee's.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on June 20, 2007

Applebee's
6734 Clayton Rd.
Richmond Heights, MO
(314) 647-0505

St. Louis Zoo

Attraction

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It is free except I parked down the street because parking was $6. My favorite exhibit was the penguin exhibit. Also, there is a railroad and railroad crossings throughout the park. There is a graffiti exhibit and a lion exhibit. At the lion and gorilla exhibit, don't drop anything in or if you drop items in where the animals live, they will not retrieve it for you. There is also a cheetah exhibit and panther exhibit. They like to pace because they are unhappy and hungry. They have a carousel that lasts three minutes expect they will stop the carousel if you don't follow the carousel rules. I don't like buying Coke products such as Sprite here. It cost $3 for a bottle and they will not take any c...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on June 20, 2007

St. Louis Zoo
1 Government Drive (forest Park)
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
(314) 781-0900