Los Angeles Zoo
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🦒 Zoo · Los Angeles
3.5 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 25 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Big free zoo lot
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter
A 130-plus-acre zoo inside Griffith Park with elephants, giraffes (paid feeding), gorillas and California condors; the Winnick Family Children's Zoo lets kids pet goats, and while the grounds are hilly, strollers can go everywhere.
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