The 13 Best Zoos in San Francisco

Shawna Marie: Go during the week for smaller crowds. Make sure to get a tour to feed the giraffes!

San Francisco Zoo: Welcome to the San Francisco Zoo! We've added exhibits and tips throughout the zoo for you to check-in to! Use technology to enhance your visit!

Mike Salamone: Make sure you see Hasani, the baby gorilla.

San Francisco Zoo: The Children's Zoo is home to our Meerkats and Prairie Dogs, Insect Zoo, Animal Resource Center, Barnyard and much more! A must see part of our zoo - it's fun for children and adults!

Sergio Arroyo: Get the tall drink for unlimited refills, for life !

Curtis Shoung: The playground is great for this kids who aren't as into the animals yet.

Eric Andersen: Good spot to write your name on the condensation :-)

Aimee 🦁: A blue morpho butterfly landed on a tourist near me...

Rob Yarger: Awesome. Hold very still in a few places and you might get to hold a butterfly.

Yateema4ever: Amazing place with so many views and sea lions!! Aaaaah so many and singing too😜

John Britton: Listen for them, it's fun. Just watch out for the angry ones.

Gaspar Mora: Observe the strange behavior of tourists here. They've gathering here since the 90's and are really noisy.

San Francisco Zoo: The Australian WalkAbout is a multi-species exhibit featuring plants and animals native to Australia. See red kangaroos, grey kangaroos and wallaroos in this “slice of Australia” exhibit. Read more.

San Francisco Zoo: The San Francisco Zoo is home to one of the first, and worlds largest most successful breeding colonies of Magellanic Penguins in the world! Over 200 Penguin chicks have hatched here! Read more.

San Francisco Zoo: Penguin feedings + keeper talk occur twice daily - 10:15am & 3:30pm.

Jake Smith: The benches near the paddock offer a place to relax while you enjoy the bison. Take a break and fall in love with these creatures.

ParadoX: This is where all the fuzzy boulders live.

Michelle Spangler: I saw a bison poo.

San Francisco Zoo: Grizzly Bear feeding occurs daily at 11:30am.

Sarah Trott: The 10:30am feed is worth the early walk to the back of the zoo. The bears bound into the water after fish mere feet from the viewing area

Chris Shuttlesworth: The green anaconda gets fed every five weeks or so. Watch the zoo's twitter feed for an announcement.

Diane Ventura: Wait til the hippo opens its mouth while in the pool

San Francisco Zoo: The inside (behind the scenes) of the Lion House is open daily 1pm-4pm. Lion, Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Fishing Cat exhibits can be found along the exterior of the building. Read more.

Maya Conn: Since July 2015, members no longer get a discount on the $5 train ticket.

Stephanie Robinson: Feeding time is so awesome!

Scott H: Get there right after the zoo opens to watch the giraffes eat. Check out that long black tongue!

DJLYRiQ: Watch out for frisky seagulls!

DJLYRiQ: Batiti loves bananas