Best places: Zoos in Rowland Heights, United States

Founded in 1912, this now-abandoned zoo offers past enclosure ruins, picnic space & hiking trails.

👍👍 If you can't make it out to the San Diego zoo. This is the next best thing. Fun events year round. Family oriented atmosphere. Friendly staff. Affordable memberships.

Zoo & botanical gardens open since 1966 containing more than 270 animal species & 800 plant species.

👍👍 Amazing place! So many gibbon apes and so cool to see them up close. We’ve been going for 10 years. If going on a tour go before 10am to hear the gibbons sing for breakfast. And every Mother’s Day weekend they have a breakfast with the gibbons fundraiser that is a can’t miss. Great for families and...

😠 DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZOO. They’ve been known for neglecting their animals since the 60’s and even disregarded the health of their elephant Gita until she died without receiving help even though a “caretaker” noticed her distress far in advance. The male elephant Billy has been there since 1989 and sh...

Petting zoo with an array of farm animals also has pony & train rides, a picnic area & playground.

👍👍 My family & I visited for the 1st time this past weekend. AVC Farm Staff were very nice & welcoming. Happy, friendly animals, roaming free & made us feel at home just as much as they feel themselves 🐷🐄🐏🐐💞 🛖🚜🎃 (signs of excellent Farm Family) Thank you very much for welcoming the community &...

👍👍 It is a great place to take the kids to see animals, they have turtles, goats, ponies and many more. After, you can stay at the park and have a family picnic!