Los Angeles Zoo aren't the manicured, organized ga...

Los Angeles Zoo aren't the manicured, organized gardens one finds at the Huntington or the Arboretum. Instead, they're meandering, sometimes messy. There's something sweet and low-brow about Los Angeles Zoothat's simple and relaxing. Sometimes you can watch people who've set up easels painting the pops of color amid scrubby indigenous plants, sometimes the featured attraction is watching kids chase butterflies, and sometimes it's a small art exhibit. No matter the activity (or lack of one), Los Angeles Zoo is always a restful, restorative place to spend an afternoon and Angelenos are fortunate to have it in our back yard.