Originally posted by dianasmama:
fyi...In Ohio, I've been to three zoos, Cleveland, Akron and Columbus, and they all charge admission. We even belong to the Cleveland Zoo which is then supposed to give you free admission to all the other zoos in the country, but it is still up to that zoo, so for instance, in Columbus we got a reduced admission fee only.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes it is an affiliate of the National Zoo and if you go to the National Zoo, since admission is free, if you show your card at the gift shop you get a 20% discount. Most zoos do charge admission. The one here does. I am just used to the free zoo in DC. It's a great place to go and hang out early in the morning when it is still cool and calm and quiet. I used to go there for exercise once in awhile. The zoo is on two steep hills.