Sun., noon-6 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The showroom doubles as a gift shop. This expansive regional zoo incorporates 134 rolling acres, with more than 1,300 animals on display. Also has a miniature train and tram rides, and indoor-outdoor restaurants. Today the Scribner House is owned and operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution, which invites the public in for a Victorian-tea open house each first Sunday in December.
Group tours are by appointment only.
It features unlimited buffets, live music and dancing year-round. There also are three outdoor observation decks. Cruises are available seven days a week. Now decorated with traditional Victorian furnishings, the house sits on 11 acres that include a tri-level Florentine garden. Tours are offered Mon.-Fri.