The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail Opens New Pathways for Visitors
The Treetop Trail provides a new vantage point for Minnesota Zoo visitors to explore.
Riina Ryynänen Loar
The monorail at the Minnesota Zoo closed in 2013 when its operating costs no longer justified its continued use. Ten years later, it has been revived and completely repurposed as an elevated walking trail.
I remember the monorail at the Minnesota Zoo from childhood. Though I didn’t ride it often, I vaguely recall watching through the window as the scenery passed by—every…
Minnesota students compete in a STEM challenge to redesign tapir exhibit
Here's the latest Tapir Talk! Elementary, middle, and high school students across Minnesota are competing this week in the Minnesota Zoo's "Zooms STEM Design Challenge," where they are applying STEM skills to solve a real-world problem. This year the task is to design a new exhibit habitat for the endangered Malayan tapir. — Read the rest
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A Night at the Library: MN Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular 2022
A little photo journal of the MN Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular (A Night at the Library)
A few years ago I went to my first ever MN Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, then COVID happened so we didn’t end up going the two years following that. Well, this year it’s back or rather we went back to it. The theme for this year was: Night at the Libary. So, everything was themed around various types of books you might find. There are more than 5,000 glowing carved pumpkins at this event. So,…