Meet the Animals at North Georgia Wildlife Park

This isn't a glass-and-concrete zoo. The Helen visitors bureau's write-up of the park describes a drive-through safari where zebras, wildebeest and camels walk right up to your car, along with a petting farm, bottle feeding and animal training. Its animal list includes sloths, capybaras, otters, Scottish Highland calves, alligators, owls, wolves and penguins.

The park's own site adds the booked experiences: otter, capybara, sloth, Scottish Highlander and honey badger encounters, VIP tours, photography sessions and behind-the-scenes visits. It also lists seasonal events like Boo at the Zoo and Night of the Living Safari, and its conservation work centers on African penguins and kangaroos.

Prices for tickets and encounters aren't printed here because they vary by experience; the park's booking page has the current numbers.