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Exotic Resort Zoo in Johnson City

Exotic Resort Zoo

Bring your camera and board one of the zoo's open air trams for a guided tour and close encounter with animals from around the world, such as the greater kudu, from Africa, whose horns can grow more than five-feet long. Other sightings might include the nilgai (blue bull) from India, the eland, scimitar (white oryx), or the North American bison. Resort is on 137 wooded acres. There also isa petting area. Open daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Apr. 1–Oct. 31; Nov. 1–Mar. 31, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. On U.S. 281 four miles north of city. 830/868-4357.

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Johnson City, Texas
830/868-4357

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Open daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Apr. 1–Oct. 31; Nov. 1–Mar. 31, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Sky Theater

At the UNT Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, the Sky Theater is a launch pad for exciting adventures. This 100-seat, 40-ft. high domed theater has a Digistar II projection system that can reproduce tonight's sky, or the sky as it might have looked to the dinosaurs millions of years ago. It makes you feel like you are traveling to a nearby star. Shows Sat. 2 & 8 p.m. Admission fee. 940/565-3599.

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