I know the san diego zoo is world-renowned but I didn't see it. I am originally from WI, we had a good zoo there and when I moved to san deigo the SD zoo was all the rage. I took my kids there and I was sadly disappointed. The grounds were beautiful but I thought it was hard to get around with 2 kids (hills and things far away like restaurants which were all located in one area). I also thought the exhibits were nothing to talk about. Of course we wanted to see the pandas and they couldn't even be seen.
Coming from the midwest I was willing to pay the outrageous price to be admitted (over $20 per person) just to have a nice zoo experience. I was disappointed at how much I paid and how the zoo itself wasn't worth what I paid to be admitted!
Go to the wild animal park if you want to see animals!
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