On the list of fun, frolicky things to do, a balloon ride is right up there with a merry-go-round or a Ferris wheel or seeing an exotic animal up close. At the Philadelphia Zoo you can get the balloon and the animals all in one place. The Zooballoon will take you up 400 feet in the air for a spectacular view of the zoo, Fairmount Park and the City of Brotherly Love. Oh, the exotic animals? They stay safely on the ground in their habitats, no balloon ride for them.

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