Louisville Zoo, Louisville

We went for the Wild Lights night walk and it was amazing! It lasted about 2 hours, and we were able to get in a little ahead of our scheduled time and there was no feeling of being rushed or pushed along. A very go with the glow kind of walk. Every turn you take is a new light up display you weren't expecting! There are so many animals, plants, and fun facts about each section! It's also got several interactive installments that make the experience even more fun. And there is relaxing music playing throughout the Zoo as well. A great experience for kids, adults, and the whole family! It is a bit of a trek, but Louisville Zoo has restrooms, benches, and concessions throughout the campus to allow for any needed breaks. I've posted just a few pictures because I don't want to spoil the experience, but these are a couple of my favorites from the night. We are going back to the zoo in the day because this is our first visit to this one! Edit: added a few pictures from our trip the next day, and it was still so fun, even got to see baby Fitz! Would recommend sunscreen and water bottles for sure!

There were very few people there, so a lot of things were closed. But we had a great time, everything was well maintained, and the staff we saw were very friendly and informative. We were able to walk through an exhibit with loose wallabies, three of which had babies. The giraffes were so beautiful. We saw a baby zebra, a baby elephant, among others. The zoo is working to save endangered species. The lorakeet exhibit was amazing. I had two land on me to drink nectar from my cup. Most animals that were inside to get out of the drizzling rain, we could still see or get glimpses of through the clever viewing angles and variety of viewing spots. I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt with the five stars, because I feel that if everything was open the experience would have been even better! We sit at the African Outpost. The food wasn’t amazing, but was much better than I’d expect from a tourist site. They actually had gluten-free buns. We had a burger and fries, and it was certainly better than fast food.

To start, this is not Sea World or some other huge corporate entertainment facility. I did not go during peak season and it shows. Many food options were closed, not that I needed them. The good news is that there was no wait to see any of the animals! The educators we spoke to were nice and helpful. Overall, pleased with our experience and look forward to some additional activities they host, like brew at the zoo.

Nice zoo, good exhibits and the ladies doing the Tiger talk did a good job with education. Wish the polar bear enclosure was bigger and he had his on pool of water and the snakes and other reptiles need bigger water dishes. Snakes will completely get in a water bowl that is large enough if they need to cool off, they don't have that opportunity. Lots for young kids to do and the kids seemed to be really enjoying the splash pad.

I had a great time. Lots of baby animals born here. That's exciting. They even have it where you can ride a camel and pet a wallaby. Loved Wanda she was so soft. Wished they would've had the splash part open cause it was a hot day and there's no air conditioning in any of the attraction areas. Just to let you know. Dress right for the weather otherwise you will be miserable as I was the day we went. Wasn't expecting it to be that hot and assumed some attractions would have some sort of air conditioning but nope no luck there. I've included some of the pics I took while I was there.