The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Reviews

Excellent place to get knowledge about the animals. If you like taking pictures you will need the full day otherwise you can run through the whole zoo in about 3 hours.

I only go for "Roaring Nights" it's a fun event for adults only. fill of music in different areas of the zoo and food trucks like Paradise ice cream and kogi. You get to see all animals get fed it's a fun experience.

Our family loves the zoo... great place to take kids to learn and explore

The LA zoo is fantastic on many levels. it's a working zoo with many success stories. There are always i.provements being made. The hilly terrain makes walking the zoo a great form of exercise. Special tours for members are a real treat, and memberships are affordable.

More or less, then it turns out that certain days are not available, certain animals are either x the weather or x the day of the week or weekend. And there is not so much variety of animals

Great zoo; I was surprised at the size and the diversity of animals. Most exhibits are well designed, as is the zoo's overall layout. Certainly worth a trip if you enjoy zoos.

Poor customer service I came with my family from Arizona and informed the lady at the entrance the ages of my kids but because my kids are tall for their ages she was rude and stated that next time my kids have to pay the adult price

I'm used to love going to the zoo no I don't because I'm scared the lion might get out from the cage and eat me alive with my kids with me

My day at the Los Angeles Zoo was so much fun I've been there twice this year and both times were great. Umm the only thing that kills me about this place is that knock off cookie monster making they children happy and the adults suspious he askes for a small tip after the picture just because he is a freelander. He has a beat down costom that looks as if he got dropped off in the hood and drop off at the Los Angeles Zoo again.

Nice place to enjoy with your family, just go with a hat or a hat because the sun is very strong

This review is for the LA Zoo Lights event: Came here expecting a festive atmosphere and wasn't TOO disappointed. The music playing over the speakers wasn't Christmas-themed, though. The only animals out were the reindeer and the L.A.I.R. animals - the reptile house was incredibly packed. It was basically a bunch of Christmas light strewn over the foliage in a zoo. Overall a little disappointing.

Excellent display of animals and very clean, however, the layout of the Zoo is awful. Expect to go around in circles to look for various animals and bring your walking shoes. There were some animals I really wanted to see but unable because they couldn t be found in the terrible layout. Sad to say I wouldn t go back nor would I suggest people to go there. The San Diego Zoo has a much better layout and map system.

Be prepared for a walk. Layout is kinda confusing but offers lots of different activities and different animals to see.

Terrible
My son and i came a long way to the L A Zoo
They didn't let us purchase a ticket because we got there at 4:30 pm and they close at 5:00

Be prepare to walk and see just a fewanimals some are inside and you can't see them ...and some are allways sleeping..

Lots to see, but make sure to bring plenty of sun protection.

I really loved this place, it brought the child out in me! We attended here with our nieces and nephews. Very big zoo, I absolutely loved the petting zoo. My top favorite are the Gorillas, Elephants and Chimps. We were able to get really close and interact with the animals. Amazing experience.

I loved this place. Although many of the food places were closed others were open. Assess to enclosures were easy even for buggies. We spent the entire day here. Only negative was map was a bit confusing.

It is an excellent place all the animals that they have from all places

The open hours are not late enough. Traffic was rough.

It was the off season I guess, lots of animals not available to see. The outside entrance area was kind of ugly and not very welcoming.

Nice zoo. It's not huge, easy to navigate, and clean. Recommend getting here early not only to beat the crowds but it seems more animals are out early vs later in the day. We we're able to see alot of animals and when we were heading out I noticed that same ones that were out earlier went into hiding or taking a nap and no longer visible.

Crystals to see the dirty, grated animals and the bird show of the worst I've seen. Animals with little space. Disappointment

The zoo is GORGEOUS! I was looking forward to seeing the elephant the most & they came out as I walked up &I swear it seemed like they knew I was taking pictures. I got a good show of poses out of one &a little shyness from the other. There was one elephant off in a different area, he seemed sad & lonely, which isn't surprising, all he had was one "toy" to keep him busy. The chimps just so happened to have a huge fight when we went by them. It was amazing, none of the fighting could be seen bcus they went behind a wall but you could hear the screaming & all the other chimps got rowled up! Oh & there were babies

The zoo is a great place to visit..kids enjoyed the animals..parking is free price is reasonable.

Full family fun! Great staff, wonderful care of the animals and an awesome place overall. Beer for adults, parks for kids, and cool stuff for teens. Covers it all. Will return in the future.

Fun. Went during the week and no lines. It was great. I wish these animals had more room but at least they seem well maintained and fed. Lots of animal fun for the little kids.

Great Zoo. Lots of walking but worth the day spent with family.

Great outing. Take water. Can bring outside food also.

Oh I went for new year's Zoo lights and took a lot of pictures. Although the animals were not seen in the dark, the lighting was amazing. Must go.

Very much enjoyed this zoo! Went with my girlfriend as we just moved to the area together and had a great time. It s a large zoo and is laid out nicely so you can see everything by walking in a circle. There s a variety of animals and mammals large and small to see and I thought it was a great way to spend a day with family or friends.

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.

Even when its a little crowded its still a relaxing peaceful place to visit.

Great experience and employees were helpful and nice, but would recommend to visit during the Fall, Winter,and Spring, but not during the summer it's very hot.

The exhibits seem pretty run down. Not much character to the park. No snow leopard, black bear, jaguar, hippos. Most places only had one animal. Not much shade. I debated about going to san diego but wanted to go somewhere closer but not sure if it was worth it. Lots of walking between exhbits.

The carousel ride was nice, cool animals to sit on. Parking was plenty.

If you able to go to san diego zoo, i think youll enjoy it much better. If you been to the woodland zoo in seattle, the woodland zoo is way better. If you need an afternoon to kill this may be ok for little kids.

The park employees were very friendly. Beautiful zoo also very clean. Will visit again.

I like the zoo as there is a sizeable amount of stuff to see close to me. They have become more popular through the years as they created the new exhibits such as the LAIR and the rainforest. I enjoy watching the bird show the most as you will be seated on an elevated position looking down at the birds at the theater and them flying over your head.

We decided to visit the zoo for my youngest daughter. The day was perfect and our daughters had a blast, unfortunately the weather changed and it started to rain and got cold quickly. Overall everyone had a great time and this will be a future destination with the family.

Loved this place! It is so amazing and wonderful!It was such a great experience!Enjoy coming out here.Have a great selection of animals.

Great place to roam with your toddler and kids. Lots of beautiful plants too. The animals start to go inside at 4:30pm, so plan your day before that. The restaurant near the gift shops has the best fresh food.

The light show at LA Zoo was a lot of fun.It's a great place to bring the family to.They have a water light show & lights everywhere.

It was very fun took my son for the first time would recommended. Only problem maybe have more animals from around the world

Beautiful habitat for a large number of exotic animals. Unfortunately, in the past years, the lions zone was closed for repairs.

A lot of my friends were telling me the LA Zoo was lame, so I decided to check it out on a whim. I was very pleasantly surprised. It s a nice mixture between botanic gardens and zoo. I would recommend visiting if you have a few hours to wander around, enjoy the animals and gardens. Despite being right outside of downtown LA, it truly feels as though you are in the middle of nowhere.

A great day. Lots of walking up and down hills. Wear your comfies. Didn't get through the whole park. But enjoyed the animals we were able to see. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Went on a Thursday. Not crowded at all.

Different animals. You'll forsure see an animal you have never seen before and also some of your favorites.. It's super cool too if you like to walk because it's such a huge habitat. But i felt like Elephants that they had there got smaller cages from the last time I came.. Theres also a spot where you could feed giraffes which i found so great. its $5 tho but oh well..

Even though it was raining my family and I had lots of fun.

The zoo is a great place to visit with your family. Especially if you have kids. I love the staff, how clean the park is and how everything is managed. Very happy to be a member!

Came here at night for the Zoo lights for the first time and it did not disappoint at all. It was beautiful, very organized with pre sale ticket lines and gate entry tickets. Once it opened we were able to see everything in about an hour and a half. I would definitely go back. The churros were good too !

The lights are overrated. They are just things hanging from trees. The zoo itself is OK. The gift shop is pretty fun.

Great place for a family outing! The LA Zoo the only place I can find Bavarian cream churros.

Great place to walk and see many different animals.

I wish they had less animals so that the enclosures could be bigger. The lion enclosure actually made me cry.

It's not as big as the one in San Diego, but you do get more than your money's worth the for. It's actually good and clean to visit.

Good experience during the pandemic. People masked up for the most part and tried to observe the 6-ft distance rule.

My children liked going to the zoo and definitely playing in the playground and feeding the giraffes.

I have been coming to the LA ZOO since I was a kid. Over the years they hardly change anything to no changes at all. It just remains the same layout of where and what limited animals they have to show for. I hope when I go to the LA ZOO they have the majority, if not all, their animals to be there, but instead you will get to see 40% or so of their animals.

I don't know why they don't upgrade the park by expanding it with the amount of extra land there is.

Also, for them to charge what they do for admission and the food that is limited and over priced, it has to be better.

The boys had a blast they were able to feed the giraffes and see all their favorite animals. We went early enough to see the animals before they tend to sleep in hard to see places due to the heat.

Satisfied. Aniamls were awake displayed was lots of fun behaviors.