Zoos are tough, but if you choose to bypass the whole morality thing, the Columbus Zoo is a pretty good one. You can see the manatees eat their heads of lettuce at feeding time, check out the usual primate antics in the monkey house, and so on. My favorite surreal bit is the lion's habitat which overlooks a busy throughway. For Valentine's Day, I believe you and your honey can go on a tour of animal mating habits, which I always wanted to do but haven't yet. It's $9 to get in and more to park; I think it's most interesting to go in the off season, like the middle of winter, when no one's there and the zoo-weirdness is accentuated.
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