Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
St Paul, MN 55103
Phone: (651) 487-8200
- Cross Street:
- Kaufman Drive
- Best of Citysearch:
- Free Attraction 2008
- Hours:
- Daily 10am-6pm
Editorial Review for Como Park Zoo & Conservatory – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
One of the Cities' premier parks, Como stands out for its range of attractions: 450 acres include an 18-hole golf course, a zoo, a conservatory, the historic Cafesjian's Carousel, Como Lake and Como Lakeside Pavilion. There are even amusement rides, a mini-golf course, pony rides and an outdoor pool. In summer, enjoy 2.3 miles of paved trails. In winter, there's an equally expansive set of cross-country skiing trails. And you can picnic, too.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoStop drooling over those peanuts the monkeys are eating. There's plenty of food for humans on-site--from salad and grilled foods at Zobata Cafe to concession areas throughout the park. Stop by the visitor's center for a map and complete listing of dining options.
When to GoThe free zoo is a great place to bring kids. During winter, the lush, green-filled conservatory is a welcome respite from the cold.
User Reviews for Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
02/28/2008 Posted by jouimizuumi
My daughter and grandkids took a trip to Como Park Zoo yesterday to visit the conservatory, which was an absolutely wonderful place to be in February with all the gorgeous greenery, beautiful flowers and wonderful smells. Then we went over to see the monkeys and apes...................how utterly depressing. It would be like putting me in my Grandma's old cellar for the winter. When we got to the spider monkey exhibit, we stood there for a while and first one, then two monkeys came up to the glass where we were all congregated and they both huddled there against the glass and the one had his hand pressed on the glass against my grandson's hand. They just sat there quietly like that with us on the other side of the glass for the longest time. It was really moving. We hated to leave them. They also had 3 beautiful big noble apes crammed into a small dark dank enclosure. You could see the intelligence in their eyes, and there they sat for our viewing pleasure. Again, very inhumane. If we have to have zoos they should at least try to replicate the animals natural habitat. These enclosures were all cement and resins and no natural light. We left Como Park very sad for the animals.
01/30/2008 Posted by AMSnyder
We origanlly planned to go to the Minnesota Zoo but saw this was free/donation. I am have no clue how they don't charge anything, this place is awesome. I have lived in the cities for 2.5 years now and this is easly the best find. There were a good amount of animals at the zoo and observatory was cool.
Pros: Cheap!
Cons: Nothing
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