A few things I wish I would’ve known before: (1) Although the zoo ticket can be purchased as a combo with the botanical garden ticket, you CANNOT pass through the garden to get to the zoo. (Google tells you that you can, but you can’t.) I went with 2 elderly women, and they would not let us through the south exit. We were told to walk 45 minutes back up to the north entrance and that we had to exit at the north part and then go back the same 45-minute route we had just come from, but only on the side of the road and outside of the garden. (2) It doesn’t seem pedestrian-friendly?? I’m actually very confused. Maybe we should’ve brought a car. There were cars parked everywhere, and there isn’t a sidewalk, so you walk on the road. Honestly, we were very confused. (3) There are hardly any signs, and I didn’t find a map.

If there had been signs or information about any of the following info, it would’ve been fine and saved 2 elderly ladies nearly 2 hours of walking back and forth in the hot sun.

All in all, it’s a beautiful place, but I just want to warn other people of the above info. So, as long as you prepare, I’m sure it’ll be a lovely time.