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All facets of the Kansas City Zoo are now open for 2009 and this year the zoo is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary. The zoo’s centenial anniversary includes the grand opening of a new tropical rainforest. This should be a great time to get out and visit and support our local zoo!
Kansas City Zoo
Intrepid Traveler’s Magazine ranked the Kansas City Zoo one of “America’s Best Zoos in 2008″. As the nation’s 10th largest zoo, the celebration continues on Mother’s Day with free admission and ice cream for all the moms. On Friday June 5th Jazoo 2009 will take place, providing an evening of unlimited entertainment, music, food and drink. Jazzoo is a benefit for the Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City Zootennial and the Kansas City Zoo Learning Fund. Ticket prices for the Jazoo benefit start at $200 – did I mention free complimentary alcoholic beverages are included?
Posted by Jason A. Brown
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Thanks to Allen W Nyhuis (Coauthor, America’s Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families), who sent me the following email…
Dear Mr. Brown (Jason):
In your latest “Hands on the Heartland”, you said the following about your local Kansas City Zoo: “Intrepid Traveler’s Magazine ranked the Kansas City Zoo one of “America’s Best Zoos in 2008″. I’m sorry but Intrepid Traveler (my publisher) doesn’t have a “magazine”. The above ranking you are referring to is from the book, America’s Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families, of which I am a coauthor (along with Jon Wassner). Here is a link to learn more about our book: http://www.americasbestzoos.com/
Our book is the ONLY travel guide to American zoos to come out in the past 15 years, so this truly IS a big deal for your local zoo! Even better, we named the KC Zoo the nation’s #1 best zoo for displaying African animals — quite a distinction! We also put it on our “Top Ten” lists for displaying Australian animals, as well as for Pachyderms (which are elephants, rhinos, hippos, and tapirs).
You truly DO have a great zoo there in your backyard!
Thanks,
Allen W Nyhuis
Coauthor, America’s Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families