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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Zoo.[/quote]

That's crazy talk.  It's a free, large wooded place for my crazy toddler to walk/run herself into a sleepy daze.  [/quote]

+1 Why is the zoo, of all places, overrated?[/quote]

Because you have to pay $20 for parking and $6 for a basic hot dog!

^^Actual complaints I've heard.

(Never mind that there is no admission fee, saving you a bare minimum in other cities of $60 for a family of four-- maybe more than $80. Never mind that r/t public transport for four people anywhere in a major city is going to run you at least $15, and parking anywhere in a major city generally runs you at least $15 for six hours, if not much more. Never mind that same hot dog would still cost you $3 on the street and you're not forced to buy it anyway. Etc., etc.)[/quote]

As a family of 5, we paid over $250 to go to the San Diego Zoo.  Some people really don't know how good they have it.[/quote]

I agree that calling the National Zoo "overrated" is ridiculous, especially since it is free & that the San Diego Zoo is a bit overpriced. That being said, however, you really can't compare the two. The San Diego Zoo is much, much bigger & is considered one of the best zoos in the world (& rightfully so, imo).[/quote]

I'm not saying that the San Diego Zoo isn't better.  I'm saying that in most places, you have to pay to go to the zoo and sometimes it's a lot of $$$$.  In DC, there are many world class free museums, a great free zoo and tons of other free or nearly free things to do and yet somehow someone still wants to complain and say these things are "overrated".  I find this kind of attitude annoying.[/quote]

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