Lowry Park Tampa Zoo The staff is neither friendly nor helpful. All the places to eat at the zoo are pretty much the same. Food is very basic and service is limited. They always seem to be out of something. Beer is available in most of the restaurants (you will need it after dealing with the incredibly rude staff). Most of the restaurants are cafeteria style or counter service. The pulled pork sandwich is pretty good but we don't go to the zoo for the food. In the Australia themed area there is a few water geysers for the kids to play in. This area is mainly for the under 5 crowd. There is also a shaded playground area for kids 12 and under. The petting zoo is free and the kids really enjoy it. The petting zoo has small goats and a llama which the kids can brush at no additional charge. They have machines with feed for 50 cents. So the kids can feed them too.  In the Primate area make sure you hang out by the small window to the left of the orangutans exhibit. Sometimes these guys will come right up the glass. For a minute you are not quite sure who is on display. The penguins are also very friendly and eager to see what the visitors are up to. The admission is about $20 a person. The Lowry Park Tampa Zoo has 2 $5 days throughout the year. Most of Tampa takes advantage of this offer. So be warned it will be packed to capacity. The annual pass is a good deal. A family of four can have a year at the zoo for $150 plus it entitles you to discounts on food and in the gift shops (however gift shops are very over priced and really don’t have anything but junk you will have to throw away next week)
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