Alaska Zoo

Pros: Aphun and Oreo
Cons: Zoo could obviously use more funding to upgrade facilities

Itching for something new to do in Anchorage, my husband and I decided to pay a visit to The Alaska Zoo. As we drove up to the parking lot I was just bursting with excitement and anticipation and just couldn't wait to see what kind of animals were...

Pros: Nice family atmosphere + laid back ambiance
Cons: Little small, but its in Alaska, You don't go solely for a zoo experience, right?

My wife and I just returned our Alaska trip last week and one of our stops was at the Alaska Zoo. Neither of us we're especting a Philadelphia zoo size area so we didn't have much of an expectation going in. We were pleased with the zoo overall, and ...

Pros: Animals are orphaned, live in more natural habitat.
Cons: Can't always see the animals through the trees.

I Have Been to the Zoo A Zillion Times!
Well, not a zillion, but I live here and have visited the zoo with family, friends, relatives and outings with my daycare children many, many times. It never gets old or boring! Some of the animals...

Pros: wildlife up close
Cons: small cages, listless animals

Our first weekend in Alaska, and we decided to do it up big. One of our first stops happened to be by accident! The Alaska Zoo, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Admision was very affordable, they offered rain gear for a mild fee, since it was a rainy...

Pros: Good Alaskan animal exhibits.
Cons: Some exhibits are caged.

The Alaska Zoo specializes in Alaskan animals and is a bit small, but well done. Some animals are caged, but others are in natural enclosures. They have a great Polar Bear exhibit and a nice wolf exhibit. They were showing off wolf pups when we were there in June. They have extended hours some days in the summer (after all it stays light most of the night in the summer).