In addition to over 700 animals, the Zoo offers the Gift Store, a Dentzel family enclosed carousel and two C.P. Huntington trains to complete your visit. Santa Barbara Zoo Gift Store has a wide variety of items for everyone's taste and price range. Old and young alike can find unique items which help make a visit to the zoo more memorable. Everything from African artifacts, T-shirts, and figurines to posters, books and a great selection of animal toys are available.
All sales directly benefit the zoo.
C arousel T he Zoo features an enclosed carousel which holds 8 children. The animals on the carousel include sea serpents, unicorn, horse, pig, frog, rabbit, and a fish. The carousel was hand-made by the Dentzel family. See toco toucans, white-handed gibbons, and birango giraffes. Cross the bridge that spans the Andrea Clark Bird Refuge and go through the tunnel before getting back to the stations.