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  Little Rock Zoo The Little Rock Zoo was established in 1926 and is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is home to over 725 animals representing over 200 species and spans 33 acres (13 ha). The Arkansas Zoological Foundation is a non-profit organisation that raises funds for zoo development.  The Little Rock Zoo is a city of Little Rock department. It is Arkansas's largest zoo and the only one accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). History In 1926, the Little Rock Zoo began with only two animals: an abandoned timber wolf and a circus-trained bear. It has grown over the years to include 725 animals representing over 200 species.  The Works Progress Administration constructed the zoo's first structures out of local stone (WPA). These structures were constructed in the 1930s and housed primates, reptiles, birds, and big cats. They are still in use, and the cat house has been converted into an African-themed restaurant.  The big cat exhibit, along ...

  Oregon Zoo The Oregon Zoo , formerly known as the Portland Zoo and later as the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of downtown Portland. It is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi River, having opened in 1888. The Metro government owns the 64-acre (26-hectare) zoo. It currently houses over 1,800 animals from over 230 different species, including 19 endangered and 9 threatened species.The zoo also has a large plant collection that is displayed in its animal exhibits and specialized gardens. The zoo also operates and maintains the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge Washington Park & Zoo Railway, which previously connected to the park's International Rose Test Garden but now runs outside.With over 1.6 million visitors in 2016, the Oregon Zoo is the state's largest paid and arguably most popular visitor attraction.  The zoo belongs to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums as well as the World Association of Zo...

  Museum Wiesbaden The Museum Wiesbaden is a two-branched museum of art and natural history in Wiesbaden, Germany. Along with the museums in Kassel and Darmstadt, it is one of three Hessian State museums . History The origins of the original three museums can be traced back to the citizens of Wiesbaden and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden for a rehabilitation measure in 1814/1815 and worked hard to establish such a cultural institution. In 1825, he persuaded Frankfurter private collector Johann Isaac Freiherr von Gerning  to donate his extensive collections of works of art, antiquities, and in kind to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for a life annuity. Citizens of Wiesbaden and the surrounding region were able to rapidly expand these collections under the supervision of newly formed associations but under the control of the ducal government. In collaboration with the Verein für Nassauische Altertumskunde und Geschichtsforschung  ("Association for Nassa...

  san diego zoo The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, located in Balboa Park. It is home to over 12,000 animals from over 650 species, including subspecies, and is located on 100 acres (40 ha) of Balboa Park leased from the City of San Diego. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, its parent organisation, is a private non-profit conservation organisation. It has the world's largest zoology membership organisation, with over 250,000 member families and 130,000 child members. Hour Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 9AM–7PM Sunday 9AM–7PM Monday 9AM–7PM Tuesday 9AM–7PM Wednesday 9AM–7PM Thursday 9AM–7PM Services for Guests Inside the Zoo , to the left of the Bus Tour entrance, is our Guest Services booth. Every day until closing. Visitors with Disabilities All visitors are welcome at the San Diego Zoo. We offer a number of services to assist guests with disabilities in enjoying their visit. For guests with disabilities, the Zoo provides special parking, restrooms, and acces...

  Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (French: , Quebec: ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the world's largest producer of contemporary circus.  It was founded on 16 June 1984 in Baie-Saint-Paul by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix and is located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel. Les Échassiers (IPA:  "The Stilt Walkers") began as a performing troupe that toured Quebec in various forms between 1979 and 1983. Their initial financial difficulties were alleviated in 1983 by a Canada Council for the Arts grant to perform as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's voyage to Canada. Their first official production Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil was a success in 1984, and after securing a second year of funding, Laliberté hired Guy Caron from the National Circus School to recreate it as a "proper circus". Cirque du Soleil's theatrical, char...

  Bullock Texas State History Museum Mr. Bullock The Texas State History Museum (also known as the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum or the Bullock Museum) is a history museum located in Austin, Texas. The museum, located at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol, is dedicated to interpreting the constantly unfolding "Story of Texas" to the broadest possible audience through meaningful educational experiences.  The Texas State Preservation Board runs the museum, as well as the Texas State Capitol, the Texas Capitol Visitors Center, the Texas Governor's Mansion, and the Texas State Cemetery. History Mr. Bullock The Texas State History Museum is named after Bob Bullock, Texas' 38th Lieutenant Governor, who championed the preservation and exhibition of Texas history and worked to establish its establishment. Bullock was the honored guest at the museum's groundbreaking ceremony in April 1999, but died the follow...

  Toledo Zoo & Aquarium The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium in Toledo, Ohio, is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) until 2022.  The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium is home to over 10,000 individual animals from 720 different species.  With a strong emphasis on conservation, the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium is currently involved in over 80 species survival programmers.  The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium has over 57,000 members and receives over one million visitors per year. History Beginnings in History, 1900-1920 In 1916, Babe the elephant visited Walbridge Park. The Toledo city council felt that a zoo was necessary to make the city a tourist destination.  The Toledo Zoo began in 1900, when Carl Hillebrand donated a woodchuck to Peter Mettler and the Walbridge Park. By the end of its first year, the Toledo Zoo had a collection of 39 animals, the majority of which were donated. ...

  Stone Zoo Stone Zoo is a 26-acre (11-hectare) medium-to-small-sized zoo in Stone ham, Massachusetts, United States. The zoo, which opened in 1905, includes low-lying areas densely developed with smaller animal exhibits as well as rocky forested hillsides devoted to larger habitats for Species Survival Plan programmers. The Commonwealth Zoological Corporation, doing business as Zoo New England, operates it, as does the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston. The Stone Zoo is a member of the Association of Zoo s and Aquariums. History The Stone Zoo began as the Middlesex Fells Zoo in 1905, a small collection of local animals that quickly expanded to include more exotic species.  In the 1950s, a new attraction, the Kiddy Zoo, based largely on Mother Goose stories, opened.  Under the direction of zoo director Walter D. Stone, the zoo underwent major renovations in the 1960s, including the construction of a large free-flight aviary.  Elephants, giraffes, zebras, pygmy hippopotamu...

Disney California Adventure Disney California Adventure Park, also known as California Adventure or DCA, is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The Walt Disney Company owns and operates it through its Parks, Experiences, and Products division. The 72-acre (29-hectare) park is themed after Disney's interpretation of California, as represented by the use of various Disney, Pixar, and Marvel Studios properties. The park opened as Disney's California Adventure Park on February 8, 2001, and is the second of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort complex, following Disneyland Park . Significant redesign and expansion By 2007, Disney had begun planning major park improvements. According to CEO Bob Iger, "Withdrawal occurs whenever you do something mediocre with your brand. California Adventure was a brand retraction." Iger briefly considered combining California Adventure and Disneyland Park into one large park, but the cost would have been...

  Museum of World Cultures (Frankfurt) The Museum of World Cultures (German: Museum der Weltkulturen) is a Frankfurt, Germany ethnological museum. It was previously known as the Museum of Ethnology (Museum für Völkerkunde). history The museum was founded in 1904. The museum was relocated to the Thun and Taxis Palace in the city center in 1908. The collection of ethnologist Leo Ferobenius, emeritus professor at the University of Frankfurt and director from 1934 to 1966, was purchased by the city of Frankfurt in 1925. Many collections, including the Thun and Taxis Palaces, were destroyed during the bombing of Frankfurt during World War II. However, some collections have been relocated and survived. The collection was first displayed in 1973 in an old villa on the banks of the Main. As a result, the World Culture Museum was one of the first museums to open on the Frankfurt Museum Bank. In 1973, The museum was expanded in 1973 and is now housed in three Saumainke buildings: No. ...

  Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park The Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park is located in Window Rock, Arizona, the Navajo Nation's capital. It is the only tribally owned zoological park in the United States, and it is unique among zoological institutions in that its exhibits are labelled in Navajo Indian. It has been administered by the Navajo National Parks and Recreation Authority since its inception in the early 1960s, and it became part of the Navajo National Department of Fish and Wildlife in September 2006. The zoo also has a fantastic playground for kids. While its facilities have the unique mission of preserving and caring for fauna and flora important to Navajo culture, their existence has also sparked debate. History The zoo's first specimen was a bear that was abandoned by a government organisation following the 1963 Navajo Fair, and the animal was named "Yogi Bear" after the popular cartoon character at the time. Since then, about 50 di...

  El Paso Museum of History The El Paso Museum of History is a museum in downtown El Paso, Texas that exhibits information about the past 400 years of history along the US/Mexico border. The museum has more than 16,000 square feet of exhibition space.The museum's galleries house travelling exhibitions as well as several permanent exhibitions. The museum also hosts special events and has a permanent digital touchscreen wall as well as a moving wall. El Paso is in charge of the museum . History In 1974, the museum began as a Cavalry Museum.  It primarily featured information about "the mounted history of the West" at the time.  The name was changed to the El Paso Museum of History in 1980.  The museum was overseen by the director of the El Paso Museum of Art until the El Paso Museum of History hired its own director in December 1990. Because the museum's building was deemed inadequate and in an inconvenient location, it was included in a bond issue to fund the constru...

Chester Zoo Chester Zoo is a zoo in the English town of Upton-by-Chester. George Mottershead and his family founded Chester Zoo in 1931.With 51 hectares, it is one of the largest zoos in the United Kingdom (130 acres). The zoo owns approximately 160 hectares of land in total (400 acres). The North of England Zoological Society, a registered charity founded in 1934, runs Chester Zoo. The zoo is not supported by the government. With over 2 million visitors in 2019, it is the most visited wildlife attraction in the United Kingdom. Forbes named it one of the world's top fifteen zoos in 2007.  TripAdvisor named it the best zoo in the UK and the third best in the world in 2017. History History from the beginning The Mottershead family ran a market garden in Shavington, near Crewe. George Mottershead collected animals such as lizards and insects that arrived with the company's exotic plants. A childhood visit to Manchester's Belle Vue Zoo in 1903 fueled his growing desire to esta...

  Moody Gardens Moody Gardens is an educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, with a golf course and hotel that opened in 1986. Nature is used by the non-profit destination to educate and excite visitors about conservation and wildlife. The Aquarium Pyramid, one of the largest in the region, houses many species of fish and other marine animals; the Rain forest Pyramid, which houses tropical plants, animals, birds, butterflies, reptiles, and a variety of other rain forest animals, including free-roaming monkeys and two-toed sloths; and the Discovery Pyramid, which focuses on science-oriented exhibits and activities. Palm Beach, a landscaped white sand beach open primarily in the summer, features a small water park for children, freshwater lagoons, a lazy river, tower slides, a hot tub, zip lines, and a splash pad play area for children. Moody Gardens also had a Ride Film Theater with motion-based pod seating, the MG 3D Theater with the largest screen in Texas, a paddlewh...

  Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (German pronunciation: , Old Masters Gallery) in Dresden, Germany, houses approximately 750 paintings dating from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It includes major works from the Italian Renaissance as well as Dutch and Flemish paintings. Outstanding works by German, French, and Spanish painters of the time are also on display at the gallery. The Dresden State Art Collections house the Old Masters. The collection is housed in the Semper Gallery, the Zwinger's gallery wing. History Around 1830, an interior view of the Royal Painting Collection. When Augustus, Elector of Saxony, founded the Kunstkammer (Art Chamber) of the Electors of Saxony in Dresden in 1560, paintings were subordinate to collectors' pieces from science, other art works, and curiosities. Augustus II the Strong and his son Frederick Augustus II did not begin collecting paintings systematically until the early 18th century. These two art-loving Electo...

  Santa Ana Zoo The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) zoo specializing in Central and South American animals and plants. Every year, over 270,000 people visit the Santa Ana Zoo. The Santa Ana Zoo was founded in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana. Joseph Prentice gave the zoo land with the condition that the city keep at least 50 monkeys at all times. The zoo has a large primate collection that includes over a dozen different species from around the world. The Santa Ana Zoo focuses on recreation, education, and conservation. Previously, it was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). History The land on which the zoo now stands was owned by a number of people in the early 1900s. Joseph Edward Prentice purchased the 19.23-acre (7.78 ha) site after it was foreclosed in 1929 and 1931. In 1949, he gave the city of Santa Ana 16 acres (6.5 ha) and stipulated that the zoo have at least fifty monkeys at all...