Finally.. I've only lived here for nearly 3 years. I love zoos more than anything in the world (ok maybe not anything...) and can finally check the CLE Zoo off my list of places to visit.
First thing to say about the zoo is that sadly it's not as exciting as I hoped, I've been to many zoos in the past, and CLE didn't stand up to the competition the way I'd hoped it would. I felt like I walked around more than necessary, stuff seemed to be spread out in a way that didn't capitalize on the space between exhibits.
Overall I got a feeling of emptiness when I was there, which isn't something you should get from a place teeming with animal life! I will give it props for the monkey room, that was nice, although the hike up the hill to it was ridiculous.