At least 10,000 visitors headed to the Dallas Zoo each day this weekend, snarling traffic and packing parking lots. "Awful wasted a lot of time we could've been at the zoo already," said Arias.

The zoo parking lot entrance is on Kapahulu Avenue and charges $1.50 per hour. The Waikiki Shell parking lot across the street on Monsarrat Avenue has free parking. For more information ...

Explore the zoo ... as the lack of an entrance fee. Plan on using public transportation or a taxi to get to the zoo since there's limited availability in the zoo's parking lot.