点评:The Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo is AWESOME.
We needed a place for a stopover with the kids to break up a long drive. We looked into activities in Utica and area, and someone suggested this place. We had no idea what to expect and pulling into the parking lot, were prepared to be underwhelmed. We were so wrong.
Think your typical, big city zoo, and take away all the stuff you don't like, and add in more of the stuff that you do like. For example, make the size of the zoo manageable for kids to walk around. Instead of having 11,000 species of animals that most people don't care that much about, have a smaller place where you really get to be up close. Then add in more interaction - literally every 30 minutes there is something on the schedule for kids to go play with goats, or touch a porcupine. And then throw in a kids play area, and clean bathrooms!
Skip the Utica Zoo and come here. 10/10 would recommend for families looking for a fun way to spend 3 or more hours of their day.
翻译:瑞基堡探索动物园太棒了!
我们长途开车,需要一个地方和孩子们小憩一下。我们研究了尤蒂卡及其周边地区的活动,有人推荐了这里。我们完全不知道会发生什么,把车停进停车场,做好了失望的心理准备。结果我们大错特错。
想想你家典型的大城市动物园,去掉所有你不喜欢的东西,再加点你喜欢的东西。比如,把动物园的规模设计得适合孩子们走动。与其让11000种大多数人都不太关心的动物都聚集在一起,不如建一个更小一点的地方,让你真正近距离接触它们。然后增加互动性——几乎每隔30分钟就会安排孩子们和山羊玩耍,或者摸摸豪猪。再加个儿童游乐区,还有干净的卫生间!
别去尤蒂卡动物园了,来这里吧。 10/10 会推荐给那些想以有趣的方式度过一天中 3 个小时或更长时间的家庭。