The Saint Louis Zoo has been named #1 zoo by Zagat Survey's U.S. Family Travel Guide. The Zoo is home to more than 22,000 exotic animals, many of them rare and endangered with over 800 species represented at the Zoo come from all the major continents. Features include the Fragile Forest, the River's Edge, the Cypress Swamp with the 1904 Flight Cage, the Insectarium, and Big Cat Country.