Tampa Florida Lowry Park Zoo Animals Dino Quest

Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

1101 W. Sligh Ave., Tampa, FL 33604

Lowry Park Zoo Voted #1 by Parents Magazine. Operated by Lowry Park Zoological Society. Special attractions are an additional cost and DinoQuest in the day is $4 and at night $9.95 Exhibit extended to May 8. Link to their Website is listed in the Resource section. Visit their site for fun discovery of all they offer.

The Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa invited the members of Central Florida Travel Writers to come and be a guest to see the Dinosaur Exhibit. The group met at the Zoo on April 10 and several wrote about their experience. Links to each of the travel articles is supplied at the bottom of this article. The writers and photographers met at the Zoo for a tour of the exhibit with Jason Davis of Marketing and free time to browse.

The DinoQuest is a journey through the 20 lifelike and life-size dinosaurs with a sense of Jurassic Park. The interactive life-size dinosaurs can surprise and fascinate any visitor especially young visitors. The dinosaurs are created by Billings Production providers of traveling and permanent exhibits of large animatronics dinosaurs.

This exhibit is great for children who are interested in Science and the animals who roam the earth many centuries ago. Tyrannosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Suchommimus are part of the adventure for the youngsters and adults to really immerse themselves in history.

Dino Nites has a completely different feel for visiting the exhibit

Parking is complimentary.

Several times a year Zoos, Aquariums, and Science Centers have Five Dollar admission days.For those who live close, getting an Annual Pass would make sense for several visits every year and changing exhibits.

There are lots of animals at the zoo beyond special exhibits. Manatee Rescue Programs help those who are damaged or in the Winter sometimes when the water gets too cold there are several rescue operations throughout the state of Florida.  To see the Manatees in natural habitats, visit during the colder weather months when they go up river to the hot springs with consistent temperatures. Many state parks have protected areas surrounding the springs, Blue Spring State Park Manatee Winter Refuge is just one.

I have never visited the Zoo yet. When I had a MOSI Pass, I made the trip for free admission. The one time I went, it was closed because we had a lot of rain and it was flooded. Situated out in a residential area surrounded by trees and small town feel. MOSI is a science center worth seeing if in Tampa. I went to see a traveling show on animation and thought I would get back lots. I did go to the Florida Aquarium with the pass.

Visit after reading these great articles written by Travel writers and their perspective on their visit to the Lowry Park Zoo.

Central Florida Travel Blog Exchange Chapter Travel Writers

• Jennifer Huber Playing with Stingrays, Giraffes, and Dinos at Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa
• Erika Henderson Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo: Where fun meets conservation
• Ben Reed 14 Fun Didyaknow’s from a Visit to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
• Myscha L Theriault  4 Great Reasons to Visit the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Fl
• Beverly Collins Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo includes Florida Wildlife and Conservation Programs
• Tiffany Karabaich Manatee Rehab at Lowry Park Zoo
• Tiffany Karabaich Something for Everyone at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo

A special Travel Writer, Brian Searl of @InsderPerks makes Super Great Videos of great locations. Here is one of his videos of Lowry Zoo giving the visitor an overview of the Lowry Park Zoo. If you have video needs, or want to learn to do travel videos check out Brian Searl Insider Perks Website.

Resources

Lowry Park Zoo has a very fun, interactive site where plenty of information can be found on the many programs as well as special programs they run throughout the year. There are rides for kids, camps, education, and help for animals.

Wikipedia explains the history of the Zoo and Park.  Animals, conservation, and rides. Controversies exist for the zoo based on actions or inaction of others with improvements to correct any mistakes.

Billings Production Leading provider of life-size animatronics dinosaurs for zoos, museums, and theme parks

Twitter @LowryParkZoo

Lowry Park videos by many authors on YouTube

• MargaretRomaoToigo
• ABCActionNews

Blue Spring State Park Manatee Winter Refuge

Brian Searl of @InsderPerks makes Super Great Videos

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