My seven year old loves this zoo. The zoo avoids looking "industrial" by seldom using cages instead using natural terrain to keep the animals from the visitors. A great deal if you buy an annual pass and go a number of times a year. More

Full Disclosure - we only attended because my daughter is fascinated with Manatees and we had struck out at the Manatee Viewing Centre south of Tampa. I had located this Zoo as a 'Plan B" due to its Manatee Rescue Hospital. The facility was great! - Easy to locates and find - Decent Parking - easy to navigate park layout... More

Lowry Park is AMAZING! Very clean, fun to visit all afternoon long, for all age groups. I highly recommend this zoo! Don't forget to feed the giraffe's. More

we went in jan of i think2010. it was the coldest day of that yr. we bout froze to death. but had friends in town and they wanted to go and already had the tickets. so we went froze but still enjoyed it and made the most of the cold that day. once the sun came out it got lots... More

We have had annual passes for years. With passes you don't feel like you have to do an 8 hour day to get your monies worth. We like to stop in for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon. It's also a plus that the rides are now included with the passes. More

We had a fun visit to the Zoo and our grandson loved all the animals. He took his first camel ride & had a blast. He was so excited as he went to each area to see the animals. More

My wife and I recently took our two boys, 3 and 6, to Lowry Park Zoo while visting nearby Sarasota (not a bad drive, by the way). We could not have been more impressed. We had originally planned to go to Busch Gardens, but found that it was going to cost us nearly $350 for four of us for the... More

Small and cute. Love the many pettIng areas. Great place for small kids. Great tree shaded parking, but tricky to get there. More

This zoo is great for families. There are many interactive activities and interesting animals. I grew up in Tampa and have seen this zoo evolve. More