The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Reviews

There is a good selection of animals as well as snack options. Good visiting place for kids.

It's a great place to visit with family. Parking is awesome since there's a lot of space. Eating is a bit tricky i suggest get like a sub sandwich or something filling but not too heavy since there's is a lot of walking. Try to get there early that way you can see all the animals in action. Bears, and lions get rather sleepy (cough..LAZY..)after like four. Also make sure to get the kids their passport that way they can learn the proper name for animals and where they really live at.

It be a 5 if zoo lights were more festive then so discoteck

Great place so much to experience definitely an all day trip and feeding the giraffes was amazing

Awesome place! Would recommend not talking to the hobo joes. They would ask to take pictures

This is one of the coolest zoos that I've ever been to. This place is huge, so be sure to come with a couple hours to spare if you want to see all of their animal exhibits.

If it wasn't for the bird show I would have rated one star, it didn't seem like much was going on. I don't know if it was the time of year or what, but I was sadly disappointed. I feel like I would have been better if staff was more interactive with the people there. I honestly didn't enjoy it at all.

One day admission is pricey but family membership is a decent deal. Glad to see the elephant exhibit is huge for a huge animal, but the lions seem cramped and bored. Lots to explore but quite hilly since it sits at the base of a Griffith Park "mountain". If you're going to pay for the tram, do it first thing, ride to the back of the park, and work your way forward.

Great zoo, all cages were clean, park was clean overall. Great play place on property for kids.

Wonderful place to visit need a full day parking is free there are lots of stuff to do inside you can catch a shuttle it cost 5 dollar adults and 2.5 dollars for kids but you will need full day to fully explore the zoo

The baby loves coming to the Zoo it's relaxing and he enjoys watching the animals. The activities the Zoo provides for the kids are awesome.

It was very hot not a lot of animals were out because of heat but it was still a lot of fun. We enjoy our walks at the zoo

This zoo is huge and the layout is pretty good but it we expected to see almost every type of animal. We are from texas so we see elephants, bears, tigers, giraffes, lions and gorillas at most zoos we visit. Since this one is so large we expected those animals and more. The only animal here that was a surprise were the seals at the entrance. Lines for getting a drink were outrageous as well.

Great time. Alot quicker to get through woth less people there. Staff were very friendly!

The only reason why I put 3 stars is because of the fire we had to leave early we did maybe half of the zoo / and are asthma started up on 3 of us so the fire did us in.

Bathrooms were dirty, but had a good time visiting family and walking around the zoo.

Somo of the animals I saw first time in my life! It was cool.

There was just something lacking. I have been to quite a few zoos.. Bronx zoo, san diego, Denver...i would revisit those. Not the LA zoo. It definitely was not worth the entrance fee.

We are indeed blessed to have such a fantastic zoo here in LA. If you haven't been, I totally suggest you do go!

Great place to go, especially for kids. It's not as big as the SD zoo, but they have made some improvements. The Thankgiving lights were nice to see.

The animals were hidden lot of walking but you can rent an electric wheelchair

The hotdogs tasted like a lot like a turkey. I saw a giraffe down a six pack in under 30 seconds flat! Yes he is the one with the motorcycle! But that s ok the baboons are particularly sexy this time of year.

It's a very interesting place, I just think it's very run down. And the food is very expensive and cheap food is what they sell

Overall great experience. All the staff inside and around the exhibits we nice and knowledgeable. Tickets are fairly cheap and you can find coupons on top of that generally. My only reservation was the staff at the gates weren't very nice, nor were they paying much attention. My son loved it, we saw some cool animals, worth the trip.

Lots of animals were not there
in the place thay had to be.

A great place to take the family or hang out with friends. There are always new and exciting exhibits and events to experience.

beautiful zoo. nice exercise. nice kids play area

I was very dissatisfied I thought it was going to be more walking room but seems that at one point we we're just walking in circles. No Christmas carol nothing to say wow.. I would guess that the little ones 7 and under would love it but any older and they will be very bored. I really wanted this to jump me into the holiday spirit but I was very wrong. I really want to say something better but I have to be truthful sorry. Just always remember that you get what you pay for

Had the time of my life totally recommend the zoo night lights events

Get the family pass and make it a every other week outing/hike with the family. You can bring your own food so pack up and enjoy walk and play with the kids at play park inside the zoo right after seeing the bird show.

My daughter and I were there for the zoo at night. It was great she enjoyed it. So many beautiful lights. Also great for a date.

I can't believe how much has changed in the 30 years I have been coming to this Zoo. Now it is my kids favorite place to go. The Condor Consrrvation Center is a great place for kids of all ages. They have great member benefits too!

Mui notito to go with the family sell everything and part let one between food outside

I was a little disappointed about how many animals weren't in their exhibit, but overall our family loved it and we had a lot of fun!

Lots of people and dirty its nice but dont expect it to be clean but other than that if you like seeing animals in a enclosure then its okay(not a big fan of zoos)

Worst zoo I've ever been to. Just go to anywhere else in LA of you're visiting. Don't let the zoo reflect on the greatness that is LA.

A very quiet and great place to enjoy with the family

I have never been to such a huge zoo. I Loved it, plenty of places to eat,and places to sit at. I Loved seeing all the animals I haven't stopped talking about the Zoo

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Had a great time and the hippo encounter was well worth it! Loved every minute, will definitely go back again!!!

It's an amazing zoo. It is well maintained and must visit with the kids when you visit LA.

Badly organized, difficult to see all the animals, and you walk a lot and sometimes you get lost

Have always been going to the LA Zoo and it's always a great experience

4ish maybe 5ish on a scale of 1 to 10. Not maintained well enough placed looks old and dirty.

Went to This Zoo was excited but when I saw the animals I felt bad for them they look sad and depressed. Also there is a lot of bees everywhere especially on the picnic tables and half of the animals you couldn't see.

Parking can be a little bit hard to find I reccomend coming early not too hot animals may be out whens its really hot they are usually hidden In the shade or won't be seen at all just bring comfortable shoes lots of water it is over priced here

It's not as big as the San Diego Zoo, but it is still very enjoyable. I really like that you can participate in giraffe and flamingo feedings. Those do cost extra. There are also pretty decent food options with ok pricing. While the food isn't fast food cheap, you certainly won't break the bank by trying to eat here. They do have picnic tables around the children's play area, so you can bring lunch from home. There is also a petting zoo.

Great little zoo! There are many exhibits that are mixed species and absolutely wonderful! My favorite was the tropical bird and reptile exhibit and the big cat yard! The free roaming peacocks was also a treat. It's good to see some exhibits getting renovations and the animals all had awesome enrichment!! The staff really care about the animals and took time to make the experience special for me.

My daughter's favorite place to go. We got the family pass and visit every other month when we have nothing to do. Sometimes they have special events, usually during holidays that are great for the kids. We like to go early when they open when it's not too overcrowded, visit our favorite animals, and then leave when it starts to crowd and get hot. Parking is not so great when you arrive late, so be sure to get there early if you want free parking. Otherwise, they have a preferred parking which is only a few bucks. This was my girls in March. They had an event going on (forgot what it was).

A pretty adorable baby giraffe and baby gorilla are the current new attractions here. Always a nice walk and lovely place to be on weekdays, possibly more fun on the weekends. The zoo might be too big for families with young children to see everything. Make time for the beautifully restored carousel (costs a little extra). The ride is short, but worth it. The zoo keepers are knowledgeable and accessible for questions after feedings. All zoo staff are friendly and helpful.

A lot of the exhibits were closed or empty and the enclosures are really small there was an area in the back with lots of cages

The lights and laser displays were beautiful. This was a wonderful event to take my family and out of state guests.

It was a good experience for the first time i got to see a lot of different animals that I never seen before I just wish more stuff would have been open I can understand that this covid 19 they have to be careful .

It is very good only that the animals put them in their cages before you have to go early

I live the zoo been coming here since my father used to work here, such a fun place I feel some things can be a bit pricey honestly. Like the mingle with the flamingos was $25 and no one was in there so that was a bit overpriced but I love this place nonetheless.

I seems like the animals are happy and they have more space for the animals then other zoos. So it's not depressing. My 4 year old love its.

Fun to see the abandoned enclosures and imagine the animals before it closed.