Fodor's Expert Review Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

The 12-acre Ellen Campus opened in 2022 providing the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund with a permanent learning and research facility. And while the campus is home to the Sandy and Harold Price Research Center, there are opportunities for the public to learn and explore making this an ideal pre- or post-gorilla tracking activity for young and old. Visitors can see the grounds via the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Interpretive Trails, which features more than 250,000 native plants, and the Cindy Broder Conservation Gallery which contains an artifact-filled replica of Fossey’s mountain cabin as well as a 360-degree immersive theater; allow 1½ hours for the self-guided tour of the exhibit. There's also the Gorilla Café if you need a snack and the gift shop sells unique gorilla nose prints among other things.