If you haven't seen Austin's Zoo, you are missing an unusual zoo experience. This is as far off the end of the scale as you could get from, say, San Diego's World Famous Zoo. In fact, it's a private affair, a refuge for abused or discarded animals.
It's really cool in a funky way: better than it sounds when you think private refuge, with much more infrastructure, though fewer species. It seemed like you could get closer to some of the animals than in other zoos we've seen.
There are chickens roaming around, looking for whatever you drop. A flock?covey?gaggle? of Peacocks, but even bears and tigers, a leopard, a black panther (flashback to the 60s) and lions.
What's also interesting is you can see here from there. And our visit solves the question of why we can hear growls roll over the Preserve valley, mornings and evenings... it's the big cats being fed!
To get there, go up the hill past SW parkway, eastbound on 71, turn right at the first real traffic light (watch out for police - 35mph is enforced!) then go till you hit a T with circle drive. Turn right. The Zoo is on your right in maybe 1/2 mile.
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