Houston Zoo 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030

"Such a wonderful zoo for a fun family outing when the weather is nice and cool. The new Galapagos Islands exhibit is awesome! You might have to wait in line for a few minutes but it's so worth the wait. Don't forget to bring a reusable water bottle, there are refilling stations. The cost for water and food is very high as expected but the cafe does have some tasty options. I suggest bringing a backpack with snacks so you can have a picnic by the lake in the adjacent Herman Park or at one of many shaded picnic benches throughout the zoo."

"We travel the country and go to a lot of zoos. This one is in our top 3 of favorites. It is well laid out and easy to navigate. They are so many animals, we can not think of anything we didn't see! Favorites were the giraffes and elephants. I went straight for the sloth to get a pic for my grandson, and he was in a corner, so the pic wasn't that great. We went back 3 hrs later to see if he had moved, and nope, he was in the same spot! We had a great time!"

"We absolutely love our annual membership to the zoo. Even though our kids are older (17,16 & 12). Always so much to see and do and we love that we can take our own picnic and spend hours wandering to see everything. Love the new Galapagos area of the zoo and the wetlands too. Everytime we visit there is something new to see."

"Fun zoo prices aren’t too high fun for the family and even for a date. The animals are easy to see and don’t have to spend your all time searching for them. Information and educational. OK loved it. Holiday lights is a little boring but fun experience at least once I like the reptile house nice selection of snakes and spiders. I haven’t seen the new Galapagos exhibit yet, but I’m excited to go soon to experience."

"Had a great time here! The exhibits were all very well maintained and the facilities were very clean. Lots of free parking nearby. Came back for Zoo light and they were so amazing. Best lights I've been to yet."