The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Reviews

I mean this is like one of the best places in the whole world everything was out awesome day

We visited the zoo today with 3 young children. I was very disappointed. The map is horrible, and signage is not great either! There are plenty of places to get snacks and drinks, but NOT one had milk available to purchase. A program is available for the kids to get a prize after they complete it but the prize is a luggage tag. What the...? What kid is interested in a luggage tag? I felt like the visit was a waste of time and money!

It was awesome the employees were nice, got to see all the animals possible in our current weather, and the food was tasty.

Spent the day at the Los Angeles Zoo. Parking and ticketing was a breeze. Employees and volunteers were great, but were difficult to find when in need of help with exact directions to specific enclosures. Some of the restaurants were closed, but the one we found open that we ate at was clean and the food delicious. The gardens are beautiful. It's a great Zoo.

Animals was sleep but hey it's a pandemic . But overall great experience . Cant wait until they open back up

The animals look healthy, well fed and taken care of

The animals are well cared for, they make their habitat as similar as possible. They have campaigns on the importance of conserving endangered species as well as campaigns for the protection of forests. The keepers teach how to take care of them and the animals recognize them as their protectors.

Poorly kept zoo. I feel really bad for the animals. The gorillas were very cute along with monkeys.

I love their Animals. Place is always clean! All of the employees and volunteers are always kind. It's always a good time!!!

Very cool experience. Some of the animals were not in viewing areas

The place is very clean quite a lot of k to look and sela pass one vien with the family

Not what I remember but my family enjoyed it. Lots of animals very clean and lots of walking.

Wish they had more exbits opened and more animals...

Great Zoo Lights night. Reptile exhibit was fantastic, I think every snake, frog, lizard was out and easily viewed.

Great zoo. However none of the concession stands or kiosk were open not sure what was going on.

Had a wonderful day with the fam bam kids r 17,12 and 11 and they had a great time bought my tickets online and saved us some time of standing in long lines

Has all the traditional animals, elephants, apes, lions, tigers, giraffes, you name it. Super reasonable prices especially if you get a membership. The special events like Easter bunny, Halloween boo at the zoo, etc are worth the price of a season pass. The Brew at the zoo and 80s 90s nights are awesome dates. I've heard some people complain about it being dirty or sad looking animals but each time I ask they say they haven't been in years. Maybe it was that way but since 2015 it's been pretty amazing.

Hadn't been here in years lots of shade. Smaller than I rermembered but fun.

The zoo is so much fun for the whole family. The kids always have a blast!

Very fun, HUGE, and a lot of animals. Only downside that there were quite a few empty or closed off exhibits but overall, would definitely come back.

We had so much fun and learned a lot. My 3 yr old son still talks getting to feed the giraffe. She was super and gental. The staff was so informative and nice. Had fun at the petting zoo and was great to see that the animals had zoned off area they choose to go to when the they have had enough of touching and need a break. It helped my son learn to respect the animals space and know they have feelings too.

I am a angry about the Christmas LA Zoo lights this year. I got there 30 minutes early, made line to get in for an hour, then they closed 20 minutes early. I thought I paid from 8pm to 10pm? I don't understand. They closed the marry go round 30 minutes early as well as the gift shops. Needless to say, we didn't see everything, it was way to crowded. This may be the last year we go.

Went for the roaring 80s night with music from that era. Certain parts of the park open and it was a really good time. This was an over 21 event. A great time was had by all

Nice zoo with smaller pens. Gorilla and giraffe exhibits are tops.

Awesome I love the animals that they have and kids have fun

The lights where not everywhere also the poor animals where shaking the whole time

I love the L.A. Zoo lights.. It was awesome.. My kids loved looking at all the lights.. And eeing the reindeer.. Gotta go again next year

Good pricing for a zoo. Its pretty big and has lots of animals. Except some animal exhibits are closed so you won't get to see certain animals. The park is clean and workers are friendly.

Excellent to spend a family day and meet more animals

I thought it was just that we could not see all the animals and several there are not but it was fine

It's a great experience to see all the animals live, if you visit in the summer bring plenty of water, it gets hot!

Lots of animals to look at! Great for the whole family!

This is a great zoo. There is a lot to see and do. Totally worth the money.

The zoo is no longer crowded. We got the 3pm entrance which was okay. The only down size is that 4pm is the feeding time for a lot of the main animals like the tigers,giraffes, jaguars... The line is not to long and we only made line for ten minutes. You'll need to buyp your tickets online and no cash is accepted when inside. Over all the zoo is amazing.

What a amazing place. So much stuff to do and see. Located in one of the best parks in the city. You can spend hours walking around and only see half of it. You can even walk to it, if your mind desires it. Great exhibits that the animals are part of, looks very natural and away from people. One thing to be aware of is that, the Los Angeles Zoo doesn't honor EBT card holders a free entry into the Zoo.

Always love the la zoo, even for boo at the zoo and zoo lights for Christmas.

Pretty nice place with nice exhibits. Their signage throughout the place is confusing though. We went in circles a few times.

It was awesome! I loved the animals and it was great. I also got a caricature and it was great! It looked exactly like me and exactly how I wanted it. I might go back to get more!

Over grown, animals live in neglected enclosures. Will not go back

Saturday visit was packed. Like most zoos, you should expect not all animals to be awake an active just for you. The knock comes with the parking situation, the general unkempt state of the zoo, and the sad enclosed environment of trying to fit the animals in Los Angeles.

My 4 year old loved this zoo. Can cover the zoo in one day so it is for a good family outing in a weekend.

Great variety of animals and in each exhibitor good basic information about them

Lovely children's petting zone. Staff are friendly and approachable.

So this review is for LA Zoo Lights specifically. Word of advice, don't do a discount night. This place was super crowded, and so it took away from the experience of all the lights.

Except lots of walking. Great place to bring kids of all ages. Directions could use some revision.

Please be aware that al lot of places like the reptiles are closed. You cannot get close to see the parrots or the monkeys. The lions and the tasmanian devils along with a lot of other animals were moved and the exhibitions were closed. All the photo booths are closed. The monkey hut was closed. We came at 3 pm and many animals were hidden inside their enclosures. Over all I feel like we were given 50% of the zoo experience but the prices were the same. Definitely come early in the day although the tickets for those times sell out fast. Coming late really seems like a waste of money.

Nice zoo with a lot of different animals. Clean and friendly environment

What a great day. Amazing enclosures, beautiful collection, and helpful staff. The murals are probably their most powerful conservation statements. Thank you LA Zoo from the Phoenix Zoo!

I hadn't been since I was a kid and enjoyed the visit.

It's a very small zoo but it has improved over the years. The animals are well taken care of. However, the Lion and Tiger exhibit was mediocre. The elephant exhibit was closed but it only 1 elephant was out out. The apes, gorillas and chimpanzees were amazing. I dont know if they will ever grow because of its location. It would be nice if they could enlarge the zoo and take parts of Griffith Part and make that park of the zoo. Plenty of room to build upon.

Great place for the kids and also very educational and informative

I really enjoyed my day at LA zoo but i was hoping to see rhinos and i was alittle disappointed that there was none

Quality modern zoo. Some exhibits need modernization.

Kids and I and Family had a blast and enjoyed all the new additions to the zoo...

I liked it at first I was very confused why no big animals then I realized it is inhumane so I was very happy to see the absence of animals

Fun Zoo with active animals. Adult price is $21, seniors over 62 are $18 and children under 2 are free. The zoo is close to Hollywood and China Town. There is also a small train inside the zoo that takes you around the zoo, you have to pay $10 adult and child $5.