The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Reviews

Nothing special ! Very poorly indicated. The map does not correspond to reality.

Member appreciation mornings are the best! You get to see the animals awake and interactive more than during the heat of the day.

Not a big fan of zoo but my little girl had a blast here

Best place to spend with the family and at the same time learn

I love the LA Zoo!! It s the perfect safari adventure getaway to go to with family and friends any day of the week. Spend your day here watching exquisite animals and reptiles all around the zoo. This place is pretty big so you ll get a lot of walking visiting the animals. Each day they have events going on for animal feeding and other cool stuff that s worth checking out. I d recommend packing a lunch to bring here and lots of water just in case you get hungry. Bring your favorite person here and have so much fun checking out the monkeys!

There are a great many animals to see here. Be prepared to walk a lot.

Ultimately mostly a depressing experience, tbh. The animals are in cramped spacesand have the "on display" feel. If you truly love animals as I do, you may want to skip this entirely. The lion enclosure was especially horrifically depressing.

It was cool to see some animals, sure. But the cost of captivity was not worth it.

A must for tourists and for locals as well . Especial during their zoo lights festival

I love coming to the zoo and saying hi to the animals and walk around. I love seeing the animals and learning new things about them and taking my kids.

A nice local zoo. If you haven't visited in awhile, you should go!

I went for the la zoo lights event for just 15 dollars a ticket it was really good its great for the little ones as there is a santa meet and greet and the light shows are absolutely breath taking

My son was excited about seeing a snake and he lived in Africa his entire life. After 25 years in Africa I didnt think I would find it interesting. Not crazy about caged animals but enjoyed watching the somewhat scary chimpanzees. I like the fact they dont mind you bringing your own snacks. Could have more signage on where to find attractions

Don't waste your money. Although the staff tries, half the exhibits were empty and the animals we saw looked bored and depressed.

Took my daughter's girl scout troop, it was the first time for some of them. There were very few animals. The map stated different show time and there was nothing exciting occurring. Not to mention the landscaping to the zoo looked like we were on a desert, but the golf course on the other side of the fence had green grass. We thought that because it was the weekend it would've been more exciting. First time for everything, we'll just stick to the San Diego Zoo.

Great place to spend time with your family ,my loves this place

Great family experience. Beautiful habitats and shows. Map is a bit difficult to follow and making your way around can be a challenge but overall fun place to visit.

The exhibit improvements are making the zoo a world class animal park.

It's so fun! The chimpanzees make it fun cuz they Interact with you.

Bad because I came for my birth day and they said I have to reserve at 3 pm when they close at 5

Attended the LA Zoo lights. It was wonderful. Staff was courteous and the lights were whimsical. Our kids were delighted by all the lights and especially the light show.

(This review is for the LA lights only)

The zoo has been the same since my elementary field trip days lots of animals and lots of walking. Great place to take the little ones

Ok Zoo. Juat for a family stroll. Missing several animals and alot of closed sections. Food is greasy so take your own health snacks.

After being locked up for the pandemic, this escape to LA ZOO we did very well.

The Zoo Lights show. Huge lines, so big tickets in advance online, but super for kids!

Suring the week it was less people. Animals are healthy nice place to take kids for a long walk.. very kid friendly

The lights at the Zoo were off the hook. Recommend for anyone who loves Christmas lights and holiday spirit.

The habitat for the lion's was ridiculously small and the water in the pond/moat was incredibly dirty... the tigers has a bigger habitat but definitely not enough room for them either. And the male lion looked incredibly thin.

Always a good experience come rain or shine. Wonderful to see endangered species they're endeavoring to save.

Best Zoo i have been too so far. Parking is free, major plus, staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Lots of amazing animals. Overall Great Family Experience!

It was cold and we weren't dressed properly. And it was windy which made it colder. We did see many animals but several did not make outside appearances. It has been over 20 yrs since or last visit and we saw many great changes. We also got lots of exercise going up and down the hills to the exhibits. We"ll be back when its warmer.

I greatly enjoyed going here with my family. However the cons heavily outweighed the pros of the trip, which we of course did not let that hinder our day as a family.

Cons- 1)There are no warning signs of the infestation of bees and yellow jackets which my wife is highly allergic to, and has yet to be determined if our children are as well. We could not stop without having several bees landing on all of us. We had to constantly keep moving, which is not very convenient since the entire zoo is on a slope.
2)There were several work trucks for 21st Century Fox along with tons of people on the filming crew blocking areas for filming, leading us to constantly detour throughout the entire day. THESE WERE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AT THE TICKET GATE!!!

3) The guard rails have a lot of bushes and decor blocking the kids from being able to see the animals, you will be picking them up at nearly every spot so they can see the animals. I have 3 boys (a 3 y/o and twin 1 y/o's) The twins spent most of their time in the stroller since it was next to impossible to constantly pick all three up to see at every stop. Luckily they were content with just being outside.

You will be using a lot of foot work on your trip so use some good shoes, because it is not a sandal friendly environment.

Pros- Food was decent and not too expensive( $18 for 2 slices of pizza and 2 salads, no drinks). We were allowed to bring our own snacks and drinks. PARKING WAS FREE!!!!

You know when you're just 5 years old and the zoo seems so exciting and fun. Well at 23 you just see how boring the la zoo is

The only zoo I've been were the smell isn't that bad. I'm from the east coast. My son enjoyed seeing all the animals especially the piranhas.

World-class zoo, owned by the City of Los Angeles, on beautiful, large (54 ha) park grounds. Open daily from 10AM to 5PM. Admission price per adult: $22; senior: $19; child 2 to 12: $17.

Awesome!!! Nice place to walk and just distract your self from the same routine

Good exercise as the exhibits are spaced apart fairly far from each other. Wish some exhibits were closer to the front of the zoo. Giraffes and otters seem like the happiest animals. Don't go if you're most interested in seeing lions. The lions need more space to roam and are sleeping on 95% of our visits.

Most of the time you don't see much of the animals..or they are sleeping, but is fun to go, food is over priced and isn't all that great. You can but beer at every stand.

Had a great time. All the animals were out, got some cool shots, and a nice way to spend the day.

Only problem were the animals had their backs toward us. Or we had to try & find the animals. I'm assuming because it was a hot afternoon compared to the days we have had lately.

This was a nice zoo. It isn't as big as the San Diego zoo but I managed to get better shots of the animals.

Amazing. Anyone that s not pleased should check out their competition

We have a membership and it's a beautiful, nice place to unwind with the little one. They have open areas as well as nice little trails that go off into less populated areas.

Good experience. The food was great and the light were very nice. Thought there would be more animals but over all good experience.

The only complaint that I have is I felt bad for the lions, the lion exhibit looked too small, no room for the lions to move, other then that my family and I had a good time.

Always something new to see at the zoo. We've gone dozens of times and no 2 trips have been the same. Membership is one of the best deals in Los Angeles.

Always a great experience, but if you get around 4pm they put away the big animals out of display.

Great zoo, much better than any of the zoos in Mississippi, Alabama, Lousianna, Florida and Georgia!

We arrived with 2 classroom field trip & found Ryan Corbet at the seal exhibit & we we're blessed that he gave us a tour! It was a fantastic day overall: Ryan was incredibly engaging and every exhibit we visited had animals being active and the kids had a real good time seeing everything! Ryan made the trip worthwhile!!! He gave us so much information, the children weren't the only ones learning. Thank you so very much for the great updates to the zoo and a fantastic extra special thank you to Ryan, you made the visit the best!

Alot of animals were not on display. Also the lines to get tickets are so long. But it was alright

The babe has a membership I fell in love with the variety of animals this zoo has. I love the souvenirs and things to buy at their shops.

Great place to take the kids to see all the animals.

Zoos are awful. I saw several upset and depressed animals. One just kept pacing. The enclosures are very small. Idk how the elephants don't commit suicide. For reals. Bathrooms were clean though.

There aren't many animals, I don't know if it's because of the weather or they have already died!

A little over crowded for a Thursday but animals were out and we enjoyed it very much!

First time seeing Zoo Lights and was not disappointed. Beautiful display, and will go back every year!

The great zoo has many varieties, large animals, cute elephants, and lion tigers look fierce. It is better if there are animals.