Where the Wild Things Are
I went to Zoo Atlanta for a meeting this week. I've been before, years ago when I was in school-I thought it was nice and I remember having a good time there, but I do recall it was a bit outdated.
When I came back to Atlanta, I heard that the Zoo was had revamped many of the their outdated exhibits and food providers. What I saw earlier in the week, impressed me. The Zoo was extremely engaging, educational, and well layed out that I found myself thinking that I might soon return with some friends.
The Zoo is in a great part of Atlanta called-Grant Park, which is primarily made of nice older homes and a few quirky restaurants and bars. If you want to make a day out of the area, you could go to the Cementary (check out an earlier post), then the Zoo and grab a bite at Six Feet Under overlooking the cementary as you crunch on fried seafood and beers.
Back to the Zoo, I'd venture to say that if your at all healthy and you don't have any young ones with you then about two hours should sufice to see the whole thing. It's layed out in sections, like the plains, and the reptiles etc..so if it's busy at the entrance to the Zoo just make your way to the back and then go backwards. You'll avoid the crowds and still get to see everything. The exhibts I liked best were the Girraffes, the Lemur's, and the Gorilla's (go outside of the glass display for a reall treat) there's a gorilla deck that overlooks the exhibit where you can get a perfect view of them in action.
www.zooatlanta.org