The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Reviews

The LA Zoo is a great place for children and adults. We learn something new everytime we go.

Our walk through the unforgettable Zoo was very nice

Every zoo I've been to has been better than this zoo! The price of this zoo doesn't match the experience $20 and military gets $3 off? San Diego military gets in free and most other zoos in the country. Most exhibits were small, the animals looked under fed, indoor exhibits weren't air conditioned and super humid.... Terrible zoo id give it half a star if I could.

Zoo has much improved since my last visit 5 years ago, Roaring Nights is petty cool too during the summer. Go early though, by noon-1pm at the latest or you'll miss all the big animals, they sleep around that time.

It is very nice and well ordered you can spend the day well

An absolute must if you have any children. The park has a very large variety of animals of course and is very well kept. The food and beverages within the park are also reasonably priced compared to other zoo's and amusement parks I have visited.

I so.......enjoyed my vist there and highly recomend it!!!

LA Zoo is amazing fun place to take the kids and enjoy the day.

I saw a gorilla getting transferred to another cage

Employees were all extremely sweet and helpful. Lots to see and do. We had an amazing time feeding the giraffe!

Nice family get away drove from Las Vegas. A lot of exhibits are closed but there was enough to see to keep you occupied. It was bigger then I thought I was tired by hour 2. Would come and like to see everything else

Very nice zoo, with a big variety of animals. My kids had a lot of fun and learned a lot, they also enjoyed the patting area.

Always a joy! Not too crowded. Animals were visible. Great trip for family fun of all ages.

I've only been 1 time but enjoyed all that was offered with fair pricing, variety of animals, food options & shopping. Zoo's are a great place for all ages to learn about animals, their habitat and the chance to see them up close. The grounds were well maintained, but more open seating along pathways would be good for older adults and those who need to sit as needed. For all you offer I recommend the L.A. Zoo and give you 5 stars.

Always a beautiful place to come spend time with the family. Awesome new attractions, beautiful displays along with very amazing animals. It's the perfect place to be with the family. My kids love coming here!

Saturday morning on Mother's day weekend. Very nice, comfortable weather, plenty of sunshine with plenty of people. A nice place to spend time with kids. Can get very crowded on weekends with nice weather!

Great day with my wife. All of the animals looked healthy. The lions looked a little cramped in their habitat but honestly look very old and just layed about. We cant wait to bring the kids.
And wear your hiking shoes and be ready to walk up hills. It's just parks terrain but is a great work out. They also have a tram that will relocate you around the park.

The only reason why this Zoo isn t getting 5 stars is because there was no coffee or monsters sold there and i had to explore the whole Zoo with out any caffeine. Besides that the Zoo was great, clean, had many monkeys .

Our family liked it better than sandiego zoo you can get closer to the animals

I love this place!!! I haven't been here for a decade and a half!!

Awesome experience. We were there for the Alzheimer's Walk. It was early enough so the animals were out and about. Excellent experience. I'll be back!

We love the visit. Very cool, very well organized. Many animals different from what we know in Brazil. It was very funny.

We love this place, my family and I really enjoyed it.

Not too bad for 20 bucks. Kinda sad seeing some of the intelligent animals in there though. They look sad / lonely.

Came for the LA Zoo lights, while the lights were cool, I came on a day that was raining so that was a bummer. Cool lights, shame the animals weren't out though.

Everything is very well cared for and the animals are very cute.

The animals look sad and most of the time there sleeping

Zoo exhibits clean and spacious. Affordable family membership deals. Food & snack concessions are reasonably priced. Plenty of "family" bath rooms. Could install areas for nursing moms

Went with my family for the first time for the light show at the zoo. We where there at 5pm waiting for tickets we bought the ticket she made a mistake sold us an extra ticket so we had to go back and wait . Then we waited in line finally got there 6:15pm and they told us that we can t go in until 7:30pm because are tickets said 7:30pm. The box office never told us that we got 7:30pm Its very unorganized and the employees are unfriendly. I can t get my money back I have to change them for another day. Don t come it s not worth it go some where else like San Diego zoo

I like visiting the animals and enjoying the zoo shows they have

A good place for the family, nice moments that spend each other

Not good, none of the animals were active and not visible.

Had a really great time with my family, considering this zoo is in a park in LA I wasnt expecting it to be so big, with a really large variety of animals and exhibits.
We spent 2.5hrs walking around and didnt make it round the entire zoo.
The reptile exhibit was really interesting.
The staff are really friendly and are walking about the park offering information about the animals.

Exhibits were small and rat infested it was so sad.

Able to see animals in short distance wen compared to other zoo

The zoo is fun withsmall activities for kids and adults

The zoo is consistently a great place to visit! The grounds are well kept and the animals are in good condition amd seem very happy. The events are always fun and educational for kids and adults. This is an awesome zoo!

Great place for parents to go early with the little ones.

We had an amazing time here with the family. The kids enjoyed it as much as we did ahahaha. We dont have anything like this in Las Vegas. So coming to LA we had to come here and were glad we did . It was a lot of fun

One of the most beautiful places to visitfiring the Christmas season with gorgeous light everywhere,plus a carousel to ride absolutely loved it and so did my mom

Went on a Sunday, was very crowded. Almost none of the visitors spoke English, at times I forgot that I was in the USA... not really the park's problem, but you can imagine what the majority demographic was (Raiders hats everywhere). There were many kids that weren't being watched by their parents, constantly running off and making noise, hanging off the glass and rails at the exhibits, to the point of park security forcing them to come down with the parents nowhere to be found. The park grounds were filthy, there was trash littered along the sides of the pathways and no park attendants were cleaning it up. There were disrespectful morons trying to feed Giraffe's reeds and other random branches and leaves pulled off of the bushes along the walkways, despite the warning signs not to feed them. The exhibits themselves seemed small and depressing, particularly the Bear, Lion, Hippo, and especially the Giant Sea Otter exhibit... it was pathetic. Coming from the SD Zoo and the Safari Park, the animal enclosures were paltry and neglected. With all of the sponsors plastered everywhere such as Honda, 99 Cents store, and so on, you would think there would be some TLC regarding the exhibits and park grounds... I guess for the price it was decent at $19, but I doubt I will come here again.

Zoo isnt big but has improved over the last few years. With there was more places to be able to sit and relax for a bit

Grandkids loved the holiday lights display. Definitely worth the trip.

This is a great family place. Many cool exhibits to see and lots of interesting animals.

An average zoo not horrible to walk around enjoyed meerkat stuck in a box most highlight was petting zoo full of judgemental goats prepare to work hard to find elephants

Reservations are a must. My kids and grandchildren enjoyed every bit of it. Bring your own water and snacks. Vending machines are out of order. Very few vendors open.

Nice place to spend a day with your kid ,very big so better to plan to stay all day there

The felines were mostly sleeping...sadly.. Surprisingly there were decent food options at not outrageous prices. Strongly subsidized (around $15 million annually) by the la city, so it's fairly cheap for admissions.

3 star due to lack of animals , just feels like walking in park most of the time.

such a precious lil zoo! they need more baby goats though!!!!!!!

We have annual passes and we've taken our son here a lot. He's an infant still. The special seasonal stuff seems like a waste of money but the normal zoo isn't bad. Some of the zoo is Hella old

This place has changed a ton for the better. Very modern feel and friendly staff. It wasn't too packed so it made the trip nice.

I went to see the LA Zoo Lights for the first time and they were amazing! Much better than I thought they would be. They truely care about the animals and placed all the lights were it wouldn't bother them. I will diffenitly go back next year.

Cool place to have a picnic or explore. Matches well with a trip to the Griffith Observatory. Shakespeare in the park takes place here during its season and is quite fun ,(and free).

We went here last weekend with our kids. They loved the zoo! There were many animals to see. The zoo is well-maintained and cleaned. The staffs are very friendly.

We went during ZooLights. Its at night so only reptiles and wolves were awake to see but its great fun to have somewhere to wonder around decorated so festively and just ooh and ahh at all the lights. There were reindeer sleeping behind a fence but very close to look at. They had hot choc to purchase for a fun and cozy part of the experience.
Alot less $ than other things to do around town. Bring a blanket or something warm to wear, because its a lovely outside stroll. Oh Santa was there for pics but at an extra fee

Had not visited in ages, so was refreshing seeing the exhibits and upgrades to the zoo. AND, enjoyed the petting area.

Definitety a place to visit. Spend a fun day at the zoo