|
|
Animal experiences
Alabama – Go Deep Sea Fishing in Gulf Shores
Alaska - See Bald Eagles in the Wild at the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Haines, Smell a Musk Ox in Palmer Arizona – Ride a Mule in the Canyon, Grand Canyon; Feed an Ostrich at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Picacho Arkansas – Bathe an elephant at Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in Greenbrier; Give water to a water buffalo at the Heifer Ranch in Perryville California – Spend the night in a Safari Tent with nearby roaming zebras and Watusi Cattle at Safari West in San Jose, Giggle with a Gibbon at Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita, Go on a shark dive with Shark Diver in San Francisco Colorado – Stare down a Condor, at the Nature and Raptor Center in Pueblo, Let a butterfly land on your arm at the Butterfly Pavillion in Westminster Connecticut - Wade with a Beluga Whale at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic Delaware - Watch the river otters play at the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington Florida - Swim with a Manatee, at Sunshine Rivers in Crystal Springs, Feed the Alligators at Everglades Alligator Farm in Homestead, Swim with the Dolphins at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Beat your Chest at the Great Ape Center in Wauchula, Monkey around with the monkeys at Monkey Jungle in Miami, Wrestle an Alligator at Gator Adventures in Orlando, Be a Beekeeper at the University of Florida, Gainesville Georgia – Touch a Sting Ray at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Learn to ride a bull in Summerville Hawaii - Snorkel with the fish or go whale watching Idaho - Check out the Condors and Falcons at the World Center of Birds of Prey in Boise Illinois – Interact with Farm Animals at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago Indiana - Howl with the Wolves at Wolf Park in Battle Ground Iowa - Wander the habitats at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines Kansas - Sleep at an Exotic Animal Farm at Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm in Nickerson. Kentucky - Pet a Kangaroo & Feed a Lorikeet at Kentucky Down Under at Horse Cave Louisiana – Get tickled by a bug at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Experience the swamps with Cajun Encounters Swamp Tours outside of New Orleans Maine - Locate a Lobster with Captain Jack Lobster Boat Adventures in Rockland, see and hear the ocean floor with DiverEd from the comfort of the deck in Bar Harbor Maryland – Be wowed by the creatures of the sea at the National Aquarium in Baltimore Massachusetts - Hike with a Llama, at Hawk Meadow Farm Bed and Breakfast in Lee, Collect the Chicken Eggs at the Inn at Valley Farms in Walpole, Sleep with the Alpacas at Colonial Hill Alpaca Farm in Petersham Michigan - Feed a Giraffe at the Detroit Zoo in Detroit Minnesota - Learn to be a beekeeper at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul Mississippi - See a white buffalo at Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo in Tupelo Missouri - Pet a Budweiser Clydesdale at Grant's Farm in St. Louis Montana - Meet a Grizzly Bear, at Grizzly Encounter in Bozeman or at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Watch the Prairie Dogs at Greycliff Prairie Dog Town in Roberts Nebraska - Watch Sandhill Cranes in Kearney Nevada - Watch a Bengal Tiger, at Big Cat Encounters in Pahrump New Jersey - Interact with some animals (armadillo in 2013) at Adventure Aquarium in Camden New Mexico - Watch the bats fly into the caves at Carlsbad Caverns New York - Hop like the Giant Rabbits at the Queens Zoo in Queens North Carolina - Love on a lemur at Duke Lemur Center in Durham, Help a Sea Turtle in Holden Beach, Ride a Horse on the Beach on Hatteras Island North Dakota - Visit the Red River Zoo in Fargo Ohio - Drive through safari at the African Safari Park in Port Clinton Oklahoma - Noodle a Catfish in Pauls Valley, Interactive Zoological Park at Tiger Safari in Tuttle Oregon - Pet a bobcat or bear cub at West Coast Game Safari in Bandon, Check out the Raptors at Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene, Meet a Dog for the Deaf, in Central Point Pennsylvania - Milk a Cow at Farmland Fun in Lancaster County Rhode Island - Feed a seal at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence South Carolina - Touch a tiger at T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station in Myrtle Beach South Dakota - See wildlife out your window traveling across the state - not guaranteed but very likely! Learn about lizards at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, see wildlife up-close from the comfort of your vehicle at Bear Country USA in Rapid City Tennessee - Feed a Colorful Parrot at Parrot Mountain and Gardens in Pigeon Forge, Ride a Llama with Smoky Mountain Llama Treks in Gatlinburg, Assist the DuckMaster at Peabody Hotel in Memphis Texas - Get splashed by a killer whale at SeaWorld in San Antonio, Let camel carry your gear at Texas Camel Corps at Big Bend, Saddle Bronc School in Houston Utah - Hike with a tortoise at Base Camp in Moab, Have a New Animal Friend Sleepover at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab Vermont - Drink milk from a Goat at Trevin Farms in Sudbury Virginia - Ride a horse on the beach at Virginia Beach Washington - Pet a pig at Pigs Peace Sanctuary in Stanwood West Virginia - Release a Falcon at the Falcon Academy in White Sulphur Springs Wisconsin - Feed the trout at Wildwood Wildlife Park in Minocqua Wyoming - Watch the wildlife roam at Yellowstone National Park, get up close and feed bison from a train at the Terry Bison Ranch, Cheyenne. Around the World - Animal Experience Highlights Austrailia - Kuranda Koala Gardens in Queensland Canada - Polar Bear Tour, Churchill, Manitoba England - Trentham Monkey Forest in Trentham England - Donkey Sanctuary in Devon Ireland - Connemara, Sheep and Wool Center Palau - Swim with the Jellyfish Singapore - Breakfast with the Orangutans, Singapore Zoo South Africa - Safari (resources when planning an African Safari) Tanzania - Wildebeest Migration Zambia - Elephant Ride |
Been to All Fifty States?
Get the Official TGG T-Shirt! 
|
Photos used under Creative Commons from dbbent, kvanhorn, EvelynGiggles, ncaramanico, evocateur, sebbietingzon