I wouldn t really consider this a botanical garden...

I wouldn t really consider this a botanical garden. There were a few plants with signs attached to them along the walk ways. It definitely is a zoo albeit a small one. We are used to the free zoo in St. Louis and the San Antonio zoo, two of which are some of the best in the country. This kinda just feels like their smaller cousin with an emphasis on random plants. My 3yr old son had a blast, he didn t really care one way or the other. I was just disappointed for the price... we paid $30 for both of us to get in and there was enough to do for about 3.5 hours. There are some animals and we spent the majority of the time (1.5 hours) at the splash pad. Many of the people who come seem to be locals with season passes who want to take their kids to the splash pad. There is a ropes course, train, and carousel you can pay extra money for. You can feed the giraffes for extra money and the llamas/goats as well. Parking was free. You can keep a cooler full of food in your car and leave the park and eat in the picnic area. I think this spot is great for locals but I wouldn t consider it a must see destination. We had fun, don t think we will make the trip back though.