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Jul 15, 2021 6:59 PM EDT
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Some big changes are coming to the Riverbanks Zoo! The zoo’s Aquarium-Reptile Complex will get a major upgrade. The zoo will transform the current complex into the The Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation Aquarium & Reptile Conservation Center. It is expected to open in the summer of 2022. The new complex will include coral colonies and a special section with plant and animal species. The current center will close in august for the start of construction.
The popular Midlands attraction opened in 1974 along the Saluda River in Columbia, South Carolina. Author: WLTX Updated: 2:31 PM EDT April 25, 2021
A popular travel destination in the Midlands – it averages over 1 million visitors per year Riverbanks is unique because the Saluda River runs through the park, separating the zoo on the Columbia side from the botanical gardens on the West Columbia side.
The zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals that reside in natural habitat exhibits that use moats, water and light as natural barriers between animals and visitors rather than bars and cages.
The 70-acre Botanical Garden features a wide selection of native plants and offers scenic views of the Saluda River that divides the garden area from the zoo. There are wooden trails and historic ruins to explore on the site as well – such as the old Saluda River textile factory, built around 1830, and what’s left of the State Road Bridge, a covered br