Henry Doorly Zoo

I'll be honest, this picture made me really nervous. My inner fear of animals was going wild, but I kept my cool on the outside. Check out how this lion is staring at my baby!

When Christian and I visited Omaha just over 4 years ago for interviews, we'd heard that the Henry Doorly Zoo is one of the best zoos in the nation. Even though we didn't have kids at the time, we were sad we didn't have time to visit it. Ever since then, we've been looking forward the graduation trip so that we could check it out. It definitely met our expectations! We waited until our last day to visit so that everyone could come with us. Anders was convinced that this was the main even of our trip. He wanted to go to the zoo the second we landed in Omaha. He was so happy to finally be there! This zoo makes the SLC zoo seem pathetic! Even though they had an amazing aquarium, a huge display of tigers, a butterfly pavilion, an exhibit that allows you to walk in a cage with Lemurs, and every animal you can think of, Anders still claims that the best part was the zebras. Sadly, the zebra display was extremely disappointing. Eva is at a really fun age to visit a zoo with. She LOVED all the tigers and lions. It is so fun to hear her recognize animals and knows exactly what sound they make. So, if for some reason, you find yourself in Omaha, NE, make your way over to the zoo! It will not disappoint...unless you're a zebra!