Christa La Capra

We recently moved to the area and being animal lovers we HAD to check VINS out! What an amazing facility, the exhibits were clean, the birds all looked healthy/happy with plenty of enrichment items in their enclosures. Some of the trails were closed due to the threat of flooding, totally understandable, we already have plans to come back in the fall. The boardwalk through the forest is lovely! Well built and well maintained, the spiders web/net was a blast! My 5 year old loved it! We also really enjoyed the turtle walk and raptor program!

It was closed the day we went which basically meant no ranger on site or no access to the bathroom which wasn't a deal breaker for us. The grounds are gorgeous. The trail to the waterfall is very beginner friendly, my 4 year old did it with no problems.

We actually started at the historic site first and walked the trail from there and back, so around 3 miles total. We had the entire place to ourselves! Super easy beginner trail, my 4 year old walked almost the entire way by himself. Absolutely beautiful waterfall at the end. Didn't see any animals but then again it was a little overcast/sprinkling at times. Highly recommend!

Really pretty garden with a waterfall, small pond and little babbling brook. The flowers are all in bloom and are gorgeous. There are little benches some often carved from rocks and placed into the hillside. Perfect spot for a picnic, to take engagement, family or senior photos. Just please pick up your garbage! Looks like someone recently had a gender reveal party and left all the hard plastic confetti all over the ground.

A beautiful tribute to a true American hero