San Diego’s Newest Tourist Attraction?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  05.20.08 | 4:01 PM ET

imageA recent cost-saving merger has resulted in the creation of an all-new tourist attraction in Southern California: the San Diego Maximum Security Zoological & Convict Reserve. According to its directer, the new facility constitutes “one of the largest collections of migratory birds, hoofed mammals, and hardened inmates in all of North America.” The Onion has all the details.

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Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for San Diego’s Newest Tourist Attraction?

Ling 05.21.08 | 3:01 AM ET

That’s a hoot. The Onion page has a great pic, with the giraffe and a polar bear hanging out with the inmates.

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