Top rated Zoos in Avenal, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Zoos in Avenal

Experience the best that Avenal has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 18 places from Zoo category.

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Bunny Gurus (Therapeutic Mobile Bunny Petting Events)

Zoo

👍👍 The Bunny Gurus made our birthday event one of the most wonderful and memorable afternoons ever. The gurus guided us through feeding, petting, and then holding seven friendly and adorable rabbits. Their knowledge of and passion for rabbit rearing really shows in their mobile petting zoo service!

5.00 (206 reviews) (~222.74 km from centre)

Project Survival "Cat Haven"

Zoo

👍👍 We went for the full day VIP package as a gift to my financeé. She called it one of the best gifts ever. If you can afford that package, I would highly recommend it. You need to schedule in advance, but the staff was very helpful coordinating and answering all of my questions. If you can't do VIP or...

4.80 (897 reviews) (~123.42 km from centre)

Zoo to You (Conservation Ambassadors) visit by appointment only

Zoo

👍👍 Phenomenal experience for animal lovers of all ages! All of the animals are so gentle and were great with our kids. Lisa is so knowledgeable and clearly cares for the animals like family. I have never had a similar experience and that it is with such a variety of animals is really special.

4.80 (155 reviews) (~59.02 km from centre)

California Living Museum

Zoo

Museum exploring California's diverse flora & fauna, with a reptile house & botanical gardens.

4.70 (2.2K reviews) (~129.03 km from centre)

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College

Zoo

👍👍 After watching videos on social media of animals at various zoos last year during this pandemic, I paid a visit to the only zoo here in Ventura County, and it did not disappoint! America’s Teaching Zoo, which is the home of Moorpark College’s Exotic Animal Training and Management (EATM) program, is...

4.70 (363 reviews) (~222.72 km from centre)

Gibbon Conservation Center

Non-profit organization

👍👍 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...

4.70 (210 reviews) (~227.99 km from centre)

Cats of Africa Exhibit

Zoo

👍👍 Amur leopard, snow leopard, and a beautiful lion family. These beautiful big cats stole the show. The leopards are beautiful and worth the trip to the zoo all on their own, and the lion family is majestic. The male in his prime with a heave dark mane lounged on his pride rock. His beautuful cream c...

4.70 (199 reviews) (~181.05 km from centre)

Giraffe Feeding

Zoo

👍👍 Very Kid Friendly! I suggest being a member so the lettuce isn't very pricy but the giraffes are beautiful! Worth every bit of the experience! A+ Experience 😇

4.70 (77 reviews) (~87.74 km from centre)

Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Zoo

An assortment of wild animals, including public giraffe-feeding sessions & a stingray touch pool.

4.60 (11.9K reviews) (~87.57 km from centre)

Santa Barbara Zoo

Zoo

Small zoo with hundreds of animals in natural habitats, a miniature train ride & picnic spots.

4.60 (5.8K reviews) (~181.03 km from centre)

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Children's museum

Child-oriented venue with animals like birds & turtles, plus interactive educational exhibits.

4.60 (1.2K reviews) (~240.61 km from centre)

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Zoo

Small zoo with an array of animals & rides, plus an education center, petting zoo & puppet theater.

4.50 (4.5K reviews) (~213.16 km from centre)

Monterey Zoo

Zoo

👍👍 We LOVE the zoo! We're former annual pass owners (pre covid) and after going again recently (5-15-22) we will DEFINITELY be getting them again. They have made incredible renovations to the zoo and now you can free roam with your family. So much better! Love the picnic area and the new alligator exhi...

4.50 (704 reviews) (~149.22 km from centre)

Bravo Farms Gift Shoppe

Gift shop

👍👍 It was such a nice & clean place for a break. Kids had fun! You can feed the animals, they have this huge tree house, slides, Tesla electric charging station. We might stop by on our way back to get some wine and cheese. 🙂

4.50 (592 reviews) (~75.92 km from centre)

Central Coast Zoo Society

Zoo

👍👍 Super cute local zoo! I fully recommend going right when the zoo opens to see the tiger and binturong feed! Beautiful botanical plants and interesting animals 💖 always love to support wildlife conservation 💖

4.50 (249 reviews) (~77.23 km from centre)

Barber Family Farm

Pony ride service

👍👍 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 &...

4.50 (107 reviews) (~230.61 km from centre)

Charles Paddock Zoo

Zoo

Zoo on 5 wooded acres with many animals that are part of globally managed preservation programs.

4.30 (1.4K reviews) (~77.16 km from centre)

Merced's Applegate Park Zoo

Zoo

This park with picnic areas & a playground is home to a small zoo that shelters native wildlife.

4.20 (1.4K reviews) (~148.98 km from centre)

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Top rated Zoos in Avenal, United States