I'm not from L.A., but if I was, I'd buy a members...

I'm not from L.A., but if I was, I'd buy a membership to this zoo. It's a great way to spend 3 hours with kids in the area. It's very low key - the docents are always there to talk to, and the animals are not in weird jail cells. It feels like a beautiful park with animals in it. I recently visited for the second time - 8 years apart - and its as good for 9 years old as it was for 1 year olds.