Day Three

San Francisco Zoo

At the southern end of Ocean Beach is 19 San Francisco Zoo (Sloat Blvd. and 47th Ave.; 753-7080). Built in the 1930s by the WPA, Northern California’s largest animal park is one of the oldest U.S. zoos. The one-acre Grizzly Gulch, home to sister bears Kachina and Kiona; Kangaroo with a joey in its pouch at the Australian WalkAbout; giraffes, zebras, kudus, ostriches and other wildlife that roam a lush, three-acre African Savanna; the Lemur Forest, with five species of these irresistible primates from Madagascar; a jaguar relaxing in a 20,000-square-foot habitat (big cats are fed at 2 p.m. daily except Monday) — these are just some of the zoo’s pleasures. Don’t miss the antique Dentzel Carousel with wondrously carved animals and the Children’s Zoo, where the petting animals is a yes-yes.

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