This beautiful zoo features a primate reserve, a 'penguinarium' and a large African animals area, among many other impressive exhibits and a train that does a 1-mile loop around the grounds. Enclosures are spacious and seminatural. Big-name concerts take place on the zoo's lawns in summer.
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Oregon Zoo
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Vancouver National Historic Reserve
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This pretty campus is at the southwestern corner of downtown. There's a good farmers market here on Saturday, and several food carts around.