Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana

Name: Santa Ana Zoo
Address: 1801 E Chestnut Ave, Santa Ana, 92701, United States
Telephone: +1 714-836-4000

#6 among attractions in Santa Ana

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The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California, is a 20-acre zoo focusing on the animals and plants of Central and South America. The Santa Ana Zoo hosts more than 270,000 people annually. The zoo opened in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana. Joseph Prentice donated land for the zoo with the stipulation that the city must keep at least 50 monkeys at all times. The zoo maintains an extensive primate collection with over a dozen species from around the world. ()

Opened: 1952 (72 years ago)Visitors per year: 270 thous.Animals: 250Coordinates: 33°44'38"N, 117°50'35"W

Address

1801 E Chestnut AveMetro EastSanta Ana 92701 United States

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+1 714-836-4000

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Day trips

Santa Ana Zoo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Discovery Science Center, Bowers Museum, MainPlace Mall, The Market Place.

2.3 miNW
Museum
Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana
60 min walk • The Discovery Science Center, nestled in the heart of Santa Ana, California, serves as a beacon of learning and curiosity for visitors of all ages. This interactive museum is a hub for hands-on science education, offering a wealth of exhibits that explore various...
2 miNW
Museum, History museum, Children's museum
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana
50 min walk • The Bowers Museum is an art museum located in Santa Ana, California. The museum's permanent collection includes more than 100,000 objects, and features notable strengths in the areas of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Native American art, the art of Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and California plein-air painting.
2.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Postmodern architecture
MainPlace Mall, Santa Ana
69 min walk • MainPlace Mall is a shopping mall at the north edge of Santa Ana, California, adjacent to the City of Orange and the Orange Crush interchange of the Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Orange freeways.
3.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre, Postmodern architecture
The Market Place, Santa Ana
84 min walk • The Market Place is an outdoor shopping center located in Orange County, California that straddles the borders of Tustin and Irvine. Opened in 1988, the center is located along Jamboree Road, just northeast of Interstate 5. Anchor tenants include Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Dick's Sporting Goods, T.J.
1.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Old Orange County Courthouse, Santa Ana
40 min walk • The Old Orange County Courthouse, at one point also known as the Santa Ana County Courthouse, is a Romanesque Revival building that was opened in September 1901 and is located in Santa Ana's Historic Downtown District on Civic Center and Broadway streets.
1.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Music venue
Yost Theater, Santa Ana
33 min walk • The Yost Theater is a concert and events venue in Santa Ana, California. It is a National Register of Historic Places-listed building located in Santa Ana's Downtown Historic District.
1.5 miW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Howe-Waffle House and Carriage House, Santa Ana
39 min walk • Howe-Waffle House and Medical Museum is an 1889 Queen Anne style home in Santa Ana, California. It was the home of Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle, one of the first female physicians in Orange County, California, until her death in 1924.
1.4 miW
Beaux-Arts architecture
Builders Exchange Building, Santa Ana
37 min walk • The Builders Exchange Building, at 202-208 N. Main St. in Santa Ana, California, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was designed by architect William Rohrbacher in simplified Beaux Arts style.
1.1 miE
Theater
Encore Dinner Theatre, Santa Ana
29 min walk • Encore Dinner Theatre is a dinner theater in Tustin, California with live performances such as plays, comedy acts and musical shows. The auditorium holds an audience of between 200 and 300 people, depending on the performance.
1.5 miW
Shopping, Department store
Rankin's, Santa Ana
38 min walk • Rankin's was a department store at 117 W. Fourth Street at Sycamore in downtown Santa Ana, California. The Rankin Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on its own and also as a contributing property of the Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts.
1.8 miW
City hall
Santa Ana City Hall, Santa Ana
46 min walk • Santa Ana City Hall is the center of government for the city of Santa Ana, California. Situated in the Santa Ana Civic Center, the building is home to many of the departments of the city, such as the Santa Ana Housing Authority and the Santa Ana Public Works branches.