Brazos River Country begins as visitors enter the hull of a sunken Spanish galleon. Once inside, they will discover a 50,000-gallon saltwater coral reef aquarium featuring fish native to the Flower Garden Reef in the Gulf of Mexico. They exit the ship onto a boardwalk over a sandy beach, home to pelicans, gulls, and other coastal birds.
As guests exit the beach they will enter into the Swamplands where they will be greeted by alligators. Children will be able to watch alligators face to face from underwater viewing windows beneath a replica of a beaver's lodge.
Next stop will be the East Texas Forest region where visitors will discover black bears, cougars, coyotes and river otters. Children will have the opportunity to climb a ladder into a Forest Ranger's fire tower and slide down a clear tube through the river otter's pool.
On to the Blackland Prairie/Post Oak Savannah, where Waco's history is highlighted with replicas of Huaco Indian grass huts, caves of the Brazos River featuring a 35,000 gallon fresh water aquarium and a smaller aquarium with the pre-historic looking paddlefish.
Visit a fossil dig and the Junior League of Waco Butterfly Garden before moving on to the Cross Timbers region of Texas. In the Cross Timbers area guests will walk behind a waterfall and view jaguars and ocelots that historically lived along the Brazos River. At the Edwards Plateau, enter an old barn and find creatures that inhabit the night, such as bats and owls.
The final stop is the High Plains Caprock region, featuring bison roaming the open plains. Upon exiting along side an 1870's ranch house, visitors can view deer, turkey, and javelina as they complete their journey up the Brazos River.
