Wilderness Falls Water Play Area at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo

The entrance to the Fresno Chaffee zoo Wilderness water play area, which features National Geographic themed elements.

Wilderness Falls, the new interactive water play area with a National Park theme, recently opened at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. This exhibit area has several activities for kids to explore, play, and learn about local wildlife. Kids will find logs and boulders to climb, a sand pit in which to dig, as well as exciting…

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Theme Sculpture Gardens at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

A sundial sits in the center of a play area at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The sundial is a blue and yellow pattern, showing phases of the moon and features bear and seal animal sculptures.

The newly expanded $1 billion Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital project at Stanford University is adding 521,000 sq. ft. The expansion includes a new main building, 149 new hospital rooms, treatment rooms, new surgical areas, and two themed interactive sculpture gardens. The two play areas, the Emerald Garden and the Dunlevie Garden, were designed to provide children and…

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Turtle Back Zoo, Savannah Café

A 150-foot long ball python sculpture sits outside of the Tutle Back Zoo Savannah Cafe. The snake features a yellow and black spotted pattern.

On May 2nd, 2016, Essex County Officials had the distinct pleasure of cutting the ribbon on the Turtle Back Zoo’s Savannah Café. This $6,000,000 investment offers its patrons a first-floor dining area that is about 9,125 square feet with seating for 106 people, second-floor dining with an enclosed 2,000-square-foot dining area, and a 5,125 square…

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Lost Island Water Park, Blue Iguana Play Area

Lost Island Water Park's mermaid cove features artificial rockwork and theme construction, including the water tank where the mermaid swims.

COST completed the next new family attraction at Lost Island Water Park in Waterloo, IA. The Blue Iguana has been completely renovated and now includes an interactive mermaid aquarium, a new corkscrew slide, and interesting new theme facades that separate two theme pool areas. COST’s Work on Theme Features at Lost Island The owners and…

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