The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has been named a finalist for the best zoo in the United States. USA Today released a list of 20 finalists, which were "hand-picked by a panel of zoo and family travel experts." The zoos are: the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the San Diego Zoo, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Fort Worth Zoo, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, the Saint Louis Zoo, Audubon Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, the Denver Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, the Houston Zoo, the Memphis Zoo, the Phoenix Zoo, the Woodland Park Zoo and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. Voters will decide who is named the No. 1 zoo in the country. Voting ends on March 27 at noon. The top 10 winning zoos will be announced on March 31. As of 1:30 p.m., Omaha's zoo trailed the Saint Louis Zoo for the lead. Limit is one vote per day: http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-zoo-2017/.

The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has been named a finalist for the best zoo in the United States.

USA Today released a list of 20 finalists, which were "hand-picked by a panel of zoo and family travel experts." The zoos are: the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the San Diego Zoo, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Fort Worth Zoo, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, the Saint Louis Zoo, Audubon Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, the Denver Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, the Houston Zoo, the Memphis Zoo, the Phoenix Zoo, the Woodland Park Zoo and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.


Voters will decide who is named the No. 1 zoo in the country. Voting ends on March 27 at noon. The top 10 winning zoos will be announced on March 31.



As of 1:30 p.m., Omaha's zoo trailed the Saint Louis Zoo for the lead.

Limit is one vote per day: http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-zoo-2017/.

