San Diego Zoo
Habitats for elephants, apes, big cats, birds, reptiles, and Australian wildlife spread across a lush hundred-acre site with major conservation programs behind the scenes.
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Habitats for elephants, apes, big cats, birds, reptiles, and Australian wildlife spread across a lush hundred-acre site with major conservation programs behind the scenes. Elevation change makes route planning essential. Three anchors prevent a superficial visit: founded is 1916, area is 100 acres, and operator is San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Choose two wildlife zones and one scheduled keeper talk, using buses or aerial transport to avoid wasting energy on repeated canyon climbs. The zoo is large, hilly, crowded, and date-priced; exhibit access, animal visibility, and included transportation can change. The productive comparison is between Elephant Odyssey and Africa Rocks, with botanical collection supplying the evidence that changes how the whole place reads.
- Founded
- 1916
- Area
- 100 acres
- Operator
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Quick guide
- Begin at
- Choose two wildlife zones and one scheduled keeper talk, using buses or aerial transport to avoid wasting energy on repeated canyon climbs.
- Compare
- Compare Elephant Odyssey with Africa Rocks, then use botanical collection to test what the site is trying to communicate.
Know before you go
- Begin at
- Choose two wildlife zones and one scheduled keeper talk, using buses or aerial transport to avoid wasting energy on repeated canyon climbs.
- Compare
- Compare Elephant Odyssey with Africa Rocks, then test that reading against botanical collection.
- Place in context
- Founded: 1916; Area: 100 acres; Operator: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
- Plan the arrival
- For San Diego Zoo, use the visitor entrance at 2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. Before visiting San Diego Zoo, review timed admission, parking or transit, scheduled.
Good to know
The zoo is large, hilly, crowded, and date-priced; exhibit access, animal visibility, and included transportation can change.
Notice these
- Elephant Odyssey
- Africa Rocks
- botanical collection