San Francisco Zoo

Pros: Beautiful location; a few modern and interesting habitats; children's zoo
Cons: Many old displays; a lot of empty displays

San Francisco has many fun and interesting tourist attractions--the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, the Cable Cars, Alcatraz--just to name a few. However, one tourist attraction that's definitely worth skipping is, sadly, the San Francisco Zoo. My ...

Pros: Exciting feedings, animals, much, much more to do in city also.
Cons: N/A

If you ask me, I would say that it seems like San Francisco is one of the most exciting places in this country. Why? Well, look at all the tourists attractions in San Francisco. You make a trip to the west coast (specifically San Francisco) and you...

Pros: Fun for the whole family
Cons: Some areas have a bad odor

One of my favorite places to go with the kids is the zoo. My daughter and nephew love it as much as I do! We have to spend a lot of time in San Francisco with my nephew at the children's hospital there and take the kids to the zoo afterwards for a...

Pros: Um, I am still thinking...
Cons: Empty exhibits, terrible service, and an endless list of other things...

For my birthday a couple of weeks ago, my husband and I decided to go on a family outing with our sons versus doing anything major to denote how old I am getting. What we chose to do is to take our boys to the San Francisco Zoo. Looking back, I...

Pros: On the mend, and getting much better - interesting to see, even now.
Cons: Still a work in progress.

For the longest time, the zoo was in such disrepair, and so many exhibits were closed, that it was a ripoff to even charge admission. However, around July 4 2002, they opened the newly renovated section. And that's enough to justify the admission, and a...

Pros: Great, updated exhibits
Cons: The weather.

I have travelled all over the world, and the SF Zoo is one of the best zoos that I've seen. Largely built as a WPA project during the depression, some of the exhibits are a little dated, but the zoo is aggressively updating them. For example, the...

Pros: Small but lots to see
Cons: Overpriced, crappy food

SF Zoo is not going to be the most amazing zoo you have ever been too. But is has a charm and sincerity that will make your visit fun and meaningful.
The only significant annoyance I ran into were obnoxious visitors (both adult and juvenile)...

Pros: Something for everybody!
Cons: A few too many empty animal areas

Because I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had many chances to go to the San Francisco Zoo. Each time it has been a real treat! When my husband and I had the chance one weekend to take our children, we jumped at the chance. I think that it was a...

Pros: Convenient
Cons: small, outdated

(Updated 6/7/00)
If my title sounds like pretty faint praise, there is a good reason. The SF zoo is working hard at updating exhibits, improving conditions for animals, and restocking. Some areas are quite nice (we liked the gorillas and the...

Pros: lots of fun, lots of animal; get to touch, feel, see, smell, and feed them
Cons: you need to be there

The San Francisco zoo is a major zoological park in the Northern California and one of the most popular attractions. It is home to over 250 species of exotic and domestic, ranging from mammals, birds, reptiles, invertebrates, and amphibians.

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Pros: none
Cons: cramped, out dated, and cruel

I have mixed feelings about zoos. I am unsure about the ethics of taking wild creatures out of their natural habitats and placing them in cramped, concrete confines where they are gawked at daily by chattering crowds sighing, "awww..aren't they...

Pros: Open, not too crowded, many animals.
Cons: By the ocean so it can be cool.

This opinion is written from the point of view of a San Francisco resident. I have grown up with the San Francisco zoo, having visited as a child and now taking our son to it. It is a fun and educational place to go.

We are...

Pros: Clean exhibits, variety of animals
Cons: Sometimes exhibits are under construction

I visited the San Francisco Zoo yesterday and it was a lot of fun. It was a little hard to find but once you see the signs on the road it's easy to get there. Driving in that area of San Francisco can be scary so public transportation can help if you...

Pros: convenient in the city, inexpensive day of fun
Cons: bad food

We visit my husband's family in N. California every year. We always take a day to play tourist and head for the city to play. This year we spent our tourist day at the zoo and really enjoyed it.

We went on a Saturday in late July and the zoo...

Pros: Nice area, children will love many areas of it.
Cons: terrible parking and food, kinda rundown feeling to it. Some empty areas.

I have lived near the SF Zoo for almost 15 years and recently took my 2 year old for her first trip. I love zoos, but something about the SF Zoo was lacking. We went on a weekend, the crowds were not too bad. The admission price is reasonable ($6-8...