Best Zoo or Aquarium: Nominate Your Favorite!

Summer is here, and everybody's looking for something new to do. What better time to revisit the best local hot spots around the Gulfport area to have fun and take the family?

Until July 8, we're collecting nominations for Readers' Choice 2012 in 25 categories, from who has the best burger to which zoo is the best in the Tampa Bay area. Voting will begin July 23. 

Here are a few tried-and-true places to get the nominations started:

Which local zoo or aquarium would you recommend? Nominate your favorite in the comments below.