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Plan your visit to Shedd Aquarium, Chicago: tickets, hours, and what to see

Shedd Aquarium, on Museum Campus beside Lake Michigan, is one of the largest indoor aquariums in the United States, with thousands of creatures from beluga whales to stingrays. This guide gives you the nuts-and-bolts: how to get there, tickets, parking, accessibility, best times to visit,…

A meerkat at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, Yorkshire.

Visiting Yorkshire Wildlife Park: Ticket prices, opening hours & info

Located just outside Doncaster, Yorkshire Wildlife Park offers a family-friendly day out with over 500 animals across 100 species. This guide provides clear, practical information on how to get there, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and the best times to visit, along with nearby attractions to…

Twycross Zoo: Ticket prices, parking and visitor guide

The Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire is one of Britain’s most respected wildlife attractions, home to hundreds of animals from around the world. Best known for its extensive primate collection, the zoo combines conservation, education and family-friendly experiences. This guide explains everything you need to know…

Roosevelt Elk are the stars of Elk Meadow.

Elk Meadow, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: a practical visitor guide

Here's something you don't get at most national parks: the chance to watch massive Roosevelt elk grazing peacefully in a meadow surrounded by ancient redwoods, sometimes so close you could practically count their antlers. Elk Meadow in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is one of…

A bear in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.

Desperately searching for bears in Yellowstone National Park

After a week in Wyoming with no bear sightings, an expedition into the Lamar Valley is the final hope… Looking for bears in the Lamar Valley An air of misery overwhelms the car. We’ve driven to the end of the Lamar Valley – supposedly the…

Moose in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Elk, moose, bears & bison on a Grand Teton National Park wildlife tour

Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has spectacular scenery – but it’s also one of the best places in the United States for wildlife-spotting. Evidence of bears in Wyoming The bear-proof trash cans outside Wyoming’s Signal Mountain Lodge are a good idea of what lives in…

Big Five on the cheap: Self-driving Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

In KwaZulu-Natal, you can ditch the expensive safari lodges to see elephants and lions under your own steam. Meeting a teenage elephant Is it angry? Is it frisky? Should we back away slowly? Or should we just put the foot down and get away to…

Karen the koala at Caversham Wildlife Park near Perth in Western Australia.

Caversham Wildlife Park, Perth: Prices, times, parking & visitor tips

This guide to Caversham Wildlife Park near Perth in Western Australia gives you the key facts: opening hours, ticket prices, how to get there by car or public transport, parking details, accessibility, and the best times to visit so your wildlife-experience day goes smoothly. A…

Tricots rayés, clownfish and giant lighthouse: An Amedee Island boat trip

In New Caledonia, Amedee Island is frequented by semi-aquatic sea snakes, but on a glass-bottomed boat trip there are plenty more surprises beneath the water To skip the story and book a full day trip to Amedee Island from Noumea, with a glass-bottomed boat tour,…

Exploring the natural side of Cape Town, South Africa

From the dassies on Table Mountain to the penguins of Boulders Beach, you’re never far from nature in Cape Town. Meeting dassies on Table Mountain From the top of Table Mountain on a blazing blue-sky day, Cape Town’s appeal is obvious. The views look over…