On an Autumn day Detroit zoo was not busy, but all but one food outlet was closed (and that outlet had closed by the time we got to it – or was never open in the first place!) – we should have been warned about this when we arrived (especially as our tickets contained a discount code of a pizza). The penguin house was good and loved seeing he polar and the brown bears.

Our grandkids love visiting the Zoo in Memphis so when we came to Detroit to see our youngest grand, we definitely wanted to see the Detroit Zoo. What a delight it was. They make a great impression with the penguin exhibit right when you walk in and you get a great sense that all the animals have the opportunity to grow and enjoy their surroundings. Our grandson had been several times and had always missed seeing the wolverines, but this time, we had success. One of the wolverines raced around, almost as if it knew what was needed. We also spent considerable time watching a grizzly try to fetch an apple from the top of a tree trunk. The weather was chilly so not everything was open, but we fully enjoyed the day, including lunch within the Zoo grounds at Buddy's Pizza. Expect to enjoy yourself1

The zoo is always great but the Bunnyville promotion was a bust. Won’t be duped again. We got there at 9 and did not find a single egg. When we convinced the kiddos to forget about the eggs, the day went better. Complimentary bunny ears were paper and had Meijer printed in huge dark letters on the front-really? You couldn’t print the ad on the side? The weather was beautiful-and free.

Poor is probably too harsh but this is definitely not an 'average' zoo. I've always said I never met a zoo I didn't like but this one, I didn't like. It is a sprawling zoo and, while it's easy to get around, it is boring. Enclosures lack creativity, features and imagination. Separations are pretty much chain link fence. Almost completely flat. If I was bored and I was only there a day. I can't imagine how mundane it is for the occupants. Enclosures need to be reflective of habitat/environment. In the case of the aardvark, this is a nocturnal animal. Why is it in an open air enclosure? Most zoos house their aardvarks in a nocturnal simulation to promote activity. The grounds are in serious need of intensive honeysuckle eradication/management. It's an invasive species that takes over and chokes out virtually all native plants from the forest floor. Native birds never nest in it. As an ecology/environmentally aware establishment, a zoo should never allow a single plant to survive yet this plant dominates the landscaping here. And there are pipe rail, metal grid and wood fences galore along the trails. I've never seen so much fencing along walks in a zoo. And literally thousands of 'Do not cross barriers' and 'PLEASE keep off the fence' signs. Either the visitors at this zoo are extremely undisciplined or they expect them to be. The one awesome part of the Detroit Zoo is the National Amphibian Conservation Center and the surrounding wetlands area. Very well done and the best part of the experience. The penguin facility is also pretty impressive. But those highlights won't be enough to make me return.

The zoo had a lot of animals. Unfortunately, a lot of them were not out. The part was the penguins. They were so funny and the building was amazing. There was not a clear path to follow so that also made it hard. The worse part was the polar bears. I was so excited to see them. We told this long path that was in the sun and we got there and there was no polar bears. Not sure of they just not out but it was very disappointing.

Very clean and comfortable with water sprayers and water bottle refill stations. A lot of exhibits were not inhabited as the sign said they were being updated. Free roam for the animals was nice, except you couldn't see most of them up close (all distant except giraffes) and a fair amount were not outdoors.

We visited this venue earlier today and were so extremely disappointed. The layout was excellent, and the animals certainly have great areas to be in. However, despite it not being overly hot, there were so very few animals to be viewed. Coming from NZ, we felt this to be so sad. Conversely, our visit to the Richmond VA Zoo, despite it being very hot there, had fantastic exhibits, and we were able to get many photos of the animals there.

Took my son too see the lights they were beautiful. Too the lady working in the back of the zoo by the polar bear exhibit... You should fix your attitude while working around lots of children. I took my son too see the dump truck light and there was no blocking or tape up and she yelled at us and upset my son. He is not even 2. Other than that everything was beautiful and everyone was nice.