the building is very nice on the inside but the species collection is not all that special and it is a small building
Also I started a new thread called worst elephant exhibits in the US if anyone wants to join feel free
I also don't necessarily agree with everything on this list. I'm fairly certain Detroit was on there primarily because of their amphibian collection also. I just figured it would be relevant to the discussions on this thread. Maybe if the same book was made today their list would be different?
Collection is very different from reptile house. Omaha, for example, has a pretty decent collection, but they don't have a reptile house at all. Quite a few zoos have gotten new buildings since then, as well (like Dallas).
The amphibian and reptile houses at Detroit zoo are all very nice though, and even though the collection is not outstanding I do think they should be considered together. I also suggest using Survey Hero instead of creating many unnecessary new threads just for polls.
I posted some photos of Audubon Zoo's Reptile Encounter in 2018, here are several of those images. They show that it is a low formal historic exterior with an average-sized interior of exhibits set mostly within modern 1980's-looking hallways but some exhibits have simulated natural surroundings. This was the era when they really knew how to carpet floors and walls to absrob sound!: All photos taken by geomorph.
