Nice clean zoo. It's a nice place to spend the day with the kids. Though, don't go when is extremely hot. You have to walk a lot and it's horrible when it's extremely hot. The zoo is quite big.
During the summer, KCRW presents Roaring Nights. No children allowed means an adult-only night in the park with your favorite food trucks, alcoholic beverages, and things that go bump in the night.
Situated atop Griffith Park the zoo has spectacular views of the greater LA area. The amazing diversity and quantity of animals is wonderful. It offers all sorts of animal encounters grouped by region
Zoo and Botanical garden? Just the animals. The harbor seals are supper cute though. Make sure to check the maned wolves, such magical forms. Snow leopards are actively posing, live up to its name.
Surprisingly the Zoo Grill is good along with the Reptile building and Gorilla enclosure. Landscaping is marked and interesting as well. Walk ways are wide and clear. Australian section most enjoyable
So much fun, I recommend going on a cooler day to see more animals. Was disappointed with some of the animal enclosures though, they need more space & wildlife!
Be at the gate when the zoo opens. Head to the back of the zoo and work your way forward. Try to see everything by noon and then head out as the mass of visitors comes pouring through the entrance.
It's that old kind of Zoo, with animals enclosed in a small place although the Zoo is pretty big by itself. Sometimes sad to see animals lonely in such tiny spaces, they even separate same species.
This $42 million exhibit complex at the center of the zoo opened in 2010 and houses Asian elephantswildlife.LA Zoo is a 133-acre (54 ha) zoo founded in 1966 City of Los Angeles owns the entire zoo,
Whoever said parking sucks is entirely incorrect... FREE parking (yes, free parking in LA) and a huge lot. Also the beer is only $5 (domestic) $6 (imported!) Reasonably priced food too! Or BYOpicnic!
The botanical gardens are okay but the animals seem kind of stressed because of the few space that they have... Make sure you put on solar screen. Here's a picture of a baby duiker and durunuk.
If short on time or want to avoid a lot of hot walking Take shuttle for $2 a head to back of zoo and walk down to entrance. First shuttle stop/start is just past marketplaces 200 yards past entrance.
Did you know? Opened in 1966, this was actually LA’s fourth zoo. Its first, Eastlake Zoo, opened in 1885 in East Los Angeles Park. Griffith ParkZoo opened in 1912, a few miles from the current zooRead more
Decent if not world classzoo - a bit small for the size of LA. Membership is a steal for repeat visits especially if you have kids. Arrive early as parking can be a disaster.
The original LA zoo opened in 1912 about two miles north of this location until it opened here in 1966. This location originally contained housing for veterans returning from WWII until the mid-1950s
The two ocelots are worth checking out before kids area and to the left area from Giraffes are the servals - good that they now have a male and female to keep each other company
On weekends, gift shops & merchandise carts in the zoo all close by 5p, the International Marketplace shops close @ 5:30p. During the week, the Int'l Marketplace shops close *promptly* at 5p, so plan
This place seemed amazing from the enormous entrance sign but what a disappointment. We walked endlessly and didn't see much. Sign out front: beware of bees is true they are everywhere & will attack.