Well you could always come to Toledo and be my guest at our lovely zoo. Our family has a membership there with guest privileges.

Here's the link for the Toledo Zoo.

http://www.toledozoo.org/

Some of the highlights our family enjoys would be the cheetah cubs and the polar bear cubs. Only 5 cubs were born this year in U.S. zoos...3 of those 5 are here in Toledo. Toledo has the only twins...a lovely pair of females. Check out my various threads on the Toledo zoo for pictures. The zoo also has on loan from the Seigfried and Roy collection, three gorgeous male white lions (all brothers). The meerkats are fun to see and if you're lucky you might get to see the 36 year old male Organutan use his computer to ask for a certain snack.

The zoo is very interactive, lots of stuff for kids to touch, it's kept very clean and well laid out, lots of nice bathrooms, a very nice playground and picnic area. The flower gardens are a gorgeous and peaceful part of the zoo. Personally I think the food in the zoo is over priced so I always pack a lunch, rent a wagon ($5.00) and just treat for icecream there.

If there's any particular animal you especially want to see, let me know and I'll try to describe what they have in their collection that might be worth the drive.