We've been to some of the best zoos in the country (San Diego, St. Louis, Omaha), but the LA Zoo ranks right up there with them. Seeing the animals in a zoo doesn't compare with seeing them in the real world, but for some of the animals, it would be impossible to see them outside of a zoo. I thought that the nursery area for the zoo was sort of hard to find--we stumbled upon it without looking, but it was in an area that seemed counter-intuitive to me. There is also a lot of walking necessary here.