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Art Museum of Greater Lafayette

What's going on? Following up on my previous post on Columbian Park Zoo, I'm now continuing to share my exploration of Lafayette, Indiana (home to Purdue University)

Columbian Park Zoo

Salutations! On a recent trip to Indianapolis, I made a detour in Lafayette, Indiana. Lafayette is best known for Purdue University but I wanted to see local attractions

Zoo Knoxville

Hey, y'all! Today we'll be featuring Zoo Knoxville, the unofficial red panda capital of the world! With more than 110 red panda births, more red pandas have been

California State Capitol Museum & California State Capitol

Howdy! My recent visit to the California State Capitol Museum and the other Capitol-related sites in the vicinity was the capstone to my 2026 trip to Sacramento.

Sacramento Zoo (2026)

Hello hello! Today I will be reviewing Sacramento Zoo (a.k.a. SacZoo), a quaint small zoo in northern California. I first visited SacZoo at the end of 2025 (I have

Cosley Zoo (2026)

Good day! This time around I'm going to be reviewing Cosley Zoo, a tiny local zoo in Wheaton, Illinois, in the west suburbs of Chicago. Wheaton is most known for

Rockford Art Museum

Greetings! Rockford is the 5th largest city in Illinois and is located in the north, near the border to Wisconsin. On a recent 2026 trip, I visited the Rockford

Scovill Zoo

Welcome! This post features Scovill Zoo in Decatur, IL, which was the third and final stop in my recent 2026 foray at central Illinois zoos. Earlier in the day I

Miller Park Zoo

Hi! This is my continuing 2026 series on central Illinois zoos and other tourist attractions. After first visiting Peoria Zoo earlier in the day, I then traveled

Peoria Zoo

Hello! Earlier this year (2026), I spent a day visiting several central Illinois zoos in succession - Peoria Zoo, Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, and Scovill Zoo

Potawatomi Zoo

Hiya! This post is about my 2026 visit to Potawatomi Zoo, located in South Bend, Indiana. South Bend is 2.5 hours north of Indianapolis and is near the border to

Fort Wayne Zoo

Welcome! After a lengthy hiatus, I'm trying to get back into documenting my various escapades, especially at zoos. This post is about my recent 2026 expedition to

San Francisco (SFO) & San Jose (SJC) Airports

It's been awhile! Normally I focus my travel posts on zoos, aquariums, museums, and other tourist attractions. I typically don't write too much about airports unless

International Crane Foundation

Salutations! Here is the fourth entry in my series of posts reviewing Wisconsin zoos: E1: Racine Zoo E2: Milwaukee County Zoo E3: Ochsner Park Zoo E4: International

Milwaukee County Zoo

Greetings! Here's my second post detailing Wisconsin zoos: E1: Racine Zoo E2: Milwaukee County Zoo (this post) E3: Ochsner Park Zoo E4: International Crane Foundation

Museum of Science (Boston)

Hello there! This is my fourth post reviewing museums and zoos in the Boston and Greater Boston area: D1: Buttonwood Park Zoo D2: New Bedford Whaling Museum D3.

Franklin Park Zoo

Welcome! Here is my third post about zoos and museums in the Boston and Greater Boston area: D1: Buttonwood Park Zoo D2: New Bedford Whaling Museum D3: Franklin

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Hiya! This is my second post covering the Boston and Greater Boston area: D1: Buttonwood Park Zoo D2: New Bedford Whaling Museum (this post) D3: Franklin Park Zoo

Racine Zoo

Hey der! After purchasing a one-year membership with the Buttonwood Park Zoo, I wanted to take advantage of the AZA Reciprocity benefits. Thus I made some trips

Buttonwood Park Zoo

How’s it goin’, buddy? I recently spent time visiting Boston and the Greater Boston area (including New Bedford and portions of Cape Cod like Yarmouth, Brewster,