I can understand why the San Diego Zoo is the best...

I can understand why the San Diego Zoo is the best in the country. There was so much to see and the facility was beautiful. We tried to see everything but I think it would have been better if we would have gone over 2 days. I only say this because we really enjoyed casually strolling through the zoo instead of racing to see everything.

If I loved closer, I would have an annual pass and take over a bench in the Lost Forest all day. It was incredibly peaceful!

My only suggestion for first timers would be to check ahead on the panda cans through the website before you jump in line to see them. We didn't know about and waited in line for an hour to get the tiniest glimpse of her. She was hiding in the front left corner of her enclosure so we barely saw her. The other one was hiding inside.