Originally Posted by Blumie

A lovely (albeit touristy, but still lovely) way to see the zoo would be to walk the few blocks from your hotel to the aquarium, where you can catch a riverboat to the zoo. Just buy a one way ticket. After your visit to the zoo, exit the front of the zoo (rather than the back, where the ferry will have dropped you off), and take the free shuttle from the zoo to St. Charles Avenue, and then ride the street car back.