Cougar Mountain Zoo is located in Issaquah. This is a very small zoo that seems to specialize in animals that you wouldn't normally see at a zoo. They have reindeer, which is really neat. I had never seen a reindeer in real life! They have a Christmas festival where kids can meet Santa and the reindeer, but we haven't done that (the parking lot seems small and I have parking anxiety). What I remember most is the beautiful parrots that they have at the zoo. The birds are out in the open and it's fun to be able to see them up close. Admission, the birthday parties and the gift shop all seem expensive so we don't go there very often. But we really enjoy it when we do.
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