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Message: [QUOTE="SVCBeercats, post: 2971195, member: 7874"] We used to be Friends of the St. Louis Zoo. The Zoo had an adoption program. Basically a donation helped pay for the maintenance of a given animal. Among the animals we adopted was a koala. One summer they had a special Australia evening event where we learned interesting and weird facts about their indigenous species. Fingerprints stuck in my head. Back then St. Louis was a great family oriented city. The local businesses (Anheuser Busch, Monsanto, McDonnell Douglas, Ralston Purina, etc.) provided scores of millions of dollars. As a result anyone with bus fare could visit the Zoo, the summer Muny Opera, the art Museum, Forest park, Grant's Farm, etc. Attendance to all was free of charge. Many people in the greater Midwest vacation in Saint Louis primarily to take in a Cardinals baseball game but then stayed for these relatively inexpensive attractions. Food and Beverage is not free. Although in addition to no admission fee the beer was free at Grant's Farm, home of a farm animal petting "zoo" and the Anheuser Busch Clydesdales. Kids and Dads loved this place. :D Before anyone gets up in arms each Dad was limited to two beers. [/QUOTE]