Metro Richmond Zoo

My husband and I live about an hour and a half from Richmond, and once we heard they had a pygmy hippo, we'd been wanting to visit the Metro Richmond Zoo for a while. We finally made time and I'm...

I had such high hopes for this zoo. We drove from Hampton, VA. It was about a two hour drive, upon arrival I realized that there was no sign in the front stating you were arriving which was odd...

While their animal roster was impressive for the size of the zoo, it was honestly sad the size of space some of the animals like tiger or snow leopard had in their exhibit. My back yard is bigger...

Made a day trip down to Richmond just to see Poppy the baby pygmy hippo - she's so cute! Overall the zoo has an older/outdoorsy vibe to it which made for a nice walk. They also have a ton of...

I've been to this zoo 3 times now. After my first visit, I signed up for a membership. Normally I wouldn't do that, especially since the zoo is a 2 hour drive for me. However, this zoo was fun. I...