Based on 31,931 reviewsA world-famous wildlife park and botanical garden, the San Diego Zoo is a must-see in Southern California. With over 12.000 fascinating and endangered animals—including koalas, polar bears, penguins, gorillas, and more-and unique up-close encounters, it's a areat place for families to connect with animals and plants while becoming allies for wildlife.

△ Visit the cute giant pandas up close

△ Enjoy the marine life show

△ Take the cable car for a panoramic view of the zoo
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Show More ReviewsThe San Diego Zoo is like a wild oasis hidden in the city. Lush vegetation shelters spacious habitats where animals live at ease. Pandas lazily roll around hugging bamboo, koalas sleep soundly in eucalyptus trees, and butterflies flutter past your shoulders in the rainforest enclosure. There are no suffocating iron cages, only a perfectly balanced sense of distance—they live freely in their own world, and we quietly remain silent observers.