L.A. Zoo Lights
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🎃 Seasonal · Los Angeles
2 hours · $$ · Reservation required
- 🚗About 25 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Free zoo lot, lines at the entrance on weekend evenings during the lights
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGood on cool days · Great on sunny days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Winter
From mid-November to early January, the LA Zoo becomes a zoo of lights after dark: glowing animals dozens of yards long, lasers and projections through the trees and color-changing tunnels; most of the real animals are asleep, but the carousel runs, and the mood beats a daytime visit.
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