We took a small vacation this past week- as part of our summer. The husband and I don’t get a lot of time off together, so it was nice to take a break and adventure when we both had some time off.
As part of our adventures we visited the Roger Williams Zoo in Rhode Island. Our primary reason being to visit friends in the area- but a good secondary reason was the Zoo.
The closest Zoo to us is York’s Wild Animal Kingdom. A nice place for a visit as well- but we wanted to see what Rhode Island had to offer us in the way of Zoo going.
Roger Williams Zoo was 12$ per adult for entry- not cheap- but not incredibly overpriced like other theme parks or attractions. We thought 12$ was fair- though if you are on a tight budget it probably isn’t what you want to spend your money on. We had saved a little for our vacation together. If you are going with your family and you have younger children then they will get it for free or at a reduced price depending on age.
RW Zoo is a little complicated to get to- because they hide it down behind their park- and direct you all kinds of different directions to get to their parking. Though they have ample parking- and it was not at all crowded. The lack of crowds could be due to the fact that we went there on an incredibly warm day- and everyone else was probably at the beach.
They had a lot of different animal exhibits-some of which I had never heard of before. My favorites by far would have to be the Two-toed sloth or the Giant Anteater. We actually got pretty close to the sloth- as he was hanging in the branches near the second level of one of the indoor exhibits. He was cute- and looked like he wanted to be my friend. He reminded me of a muppet.
In general appearance the park was clean- and staff was friendly. Seemed a little run-down- but overall it was really nice. Staff members are stationed just outside of some of the exhibits to give tiny science/biology lessons. Those little lessons paired with the neat exhibits make it a pretty educational trip to take with kids.
I think it is important to note that if it is your intention to go to this zoo in order to procure a koala, that the RW zoo does not in fact even have a koala exhibit. But they do have a moon bear and snow leopards which are awesome!