While there are more interactive activities than I...

While there are more interactive activities than I expected ( touching creatures), the overall experience was not up to par in my opinion for such an expensive visit. There were few animals. We finished the whole museum and revisited several exhibits to fill up the time. The hippo exhibit was half obstructed by some sort of construction. The one animal I was anticipating, the octopus, was completely MIA. I even enlisted an employee to help me search for it. After checking all it's "usual" hiding places, we determined it was not in it's tank at all. I feel so disappointed by our trip yesterday. While I'm sure the kids were greatful for a change of pace, I really don't feel it was a good value.