点评:We enjoyed our morning at the Jacksonville Zoo—it was our first time visiting, as we are new to the area. Parking was easy and free. Getting our tickets was also easy. As first timers, I will start by saying that the zoo layout is a little confusing and signage is spotty—we aren’t actually sure that we saw everything, but I’m sure we’ll be back, so if we missed anything we’ll catch it next time. At times we weren’t always sure what we were seeing, as not all of the animals have signage around them. There is probably an app, but we didn’t really want to be glued to our phones while enjoying the zoo, so we just went with the flow.
The gardens in the zoo are gorgeous—so many different plants and flowers. They do a beautiful job with landscaping and maintaining them. We were also impressed with the variety of wildlife. We enjoyed watching the otters and seeing the giraffes and the jaguars and the elephants. We were also there during the lantern festival. We didn’t get to see them lit up at night, but even during the day they are impressive and really add to the beauty of the zoo!
Finally, I’ll comment on the food—we ate at one of the restaurants in the zoo, Palm Plaza Café. We ordered, got our food and ate outside. We watched one of the zoo staff give a presentation on exotic birds while we ate, which was cool. The food was outstanding—it was not your typical zoo fare like hot dogs and grilled cheese. It was a little more upscale. It was also a little more expensive, but we didn’t mind the pricing because the food was so good.
Overall a great zoo that I’d highly recommend spending a few hours at if you’re in the Jacksonville/northeast Florida area!
翻译:我们在杰克逊维尔动物园度过了一个愉快的早晨——这是我们第一次来,因为我们是新来的。停车很方便,而且免费。买票也很容易。作为第一次来的人,我首先要说的是动物园的布局有点混乱,标识也不太清晰——我们实际上并不确定我们是否看到了所有的东西,但我相信我们会再来的,所以如果我们错过了什么,下次我们会补上。有时我们并不总是确定我们看到的是什么,因为并不是所有的动物周围都有标识。可能有一个应用程序,但我们不想在欣赏动物园时一直盯着手机,所以我们只是顺其自然。
动物园的花园很漂亮——有这么多不同的植物和鲜花。他们在景观设计和维护方面做得非常出色。野生动物的多样性也给我们留下了深刻的印象。我们喜欢看水獭、长颈鹿、美洲虎和大象。我们也在元宵节期间在那里。我们没有看到它们在晚上亮起来,但即使在白天它们也令人印象深刻,确实为动物园增添了美感!
最后,我要评论一下食物——我们在动物园的一家餐厅 Palm Plaza Café 吃饭。我们点了菜,拿到了食物,然后在外面吃。我们一边吃饭一边看着动物园的一名工作人员介绍异国鸟类,这很酷。食物非常棒——它不是典型的动物园食物,比如热狗和烤奶酪。它更高档一些。它也贵一点,但我们不介意价格,因为食物太好吃了。
总的来说,这是一个很棒的动物园,如果你在杰克逊维尔/佛罗里达州东北部地区,我强烈建议你花几个小时在这里玩!