I LOVED THIS VISIT! I've always wanted to check this out and really didn't know exactly what to expect. It was totally cool. I think what makes it nice is that it's small so you can see everything up close and personal.
Most of the Garden consists of dolphin tanks. They go from one to the other, but it's divided into three sections. They do shows and have trainers doing demos in all areas. Plus an underneath section where you can see under the water. The dolphins were really fun to watch. They keep the kiddo dolphins in one area and they play like crazy. The second part of the Garden is where the big cats are kept. There are some seriously beautiful animals. I'm not a fan of cats in general, but you can't deny how beautiful and COOL they look. Mostly they lounge around, but some seem to pose for you to take photos of them.
We were excited to Siegfried and got our photo taken with him. We found out from an employee that he comes to visit the animals every day. I thought that was pretty cool and he was very gracious with all of the visitors.
Another nice thing is that the Garden is set up so that those who are mobility challenged can get around. Even wheelchairs can make their way throughout the areas, so that is awesome.
We visited in March, on a Friday around noon and it was not crowded at that time at all. It was a really enjoyable visit. I think it costs around $20 to visit and you can return all day. We got our tickets by playing the MyVegas game on the Facebook... so if you aren't doing that, you might want to consider picking up your free tickets that way.
Recommended!