Rooftops and Palm Trees Above the San Diego Zoo Parking Lot

San Diego Zoo parking lot with palm trees and visitor vehicles under blue sky.
San Diego Zoo parking lot with palm trees and visitor vehicles under blue sky.

The San Diego Zoo sits in Balboa Park, with its parking areas bordered by palm trees near the park's northern edge. The zoo opened in 1916 with animals left over from the Panama-California Exposition. Hills mark San Diego's inland terrain beyond the park's rooflines and tree cover.

Taken November 2011

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