Nairobi National Park lies alongside the city of Nairobi itself. The park allows local wildlife to coexist with the urban population, albeit with a large fence in the middle. The park is home to black rhino, buffalo, eland, Maasai giraffe, plain's zebra, wildebeest, coke's hartebeest, Grant's and Thompson's gazelles, impala, waterbuck, bushbuck, warthog, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal civet and genet. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded as well. The park is unfenced to the south and migratory animals move in and out according to the seasons.

The park serves as a sanctuary for black rhino, which provides a certain opportunity of seeing the rhino in its natural habitat. Over 50 rhino have been moved to the park from areas where they were endangered by poaching.

Nairobi Animal Orphanage
At the main gate of the park, the Nairobi Animal Orphanage provides a safe home and upbringing for baby animals orphaned by poachers or other disasters. The orphanage only allows viewing for an hour a day while the animals are being fed. These orphans are not zoo animals; once they have matured, the babies will be reintroduced into the wild.

Karen Blixen Museum
Made famous by her autobiographical Out of Africa—also an academy award winning film—Karen Blixen's stay in colonial Kenya was a constant adventure. Her love of the country and its people is now world-famous and her house, which has been made into a museum, can be visited on the outskirts of Nairobi.

Giraffe Manor - website
Giraffe Manor, a rambling stone residence built in 1932, has become a haven for the endangered Rothschild giraffe. The giraffes roam about the grounds freely (along with a few resident warthogs) and guests at the manor can feed them through the windows and doors of the building. Adjacent to the manor is the giraffe sanctuary, where anyone is welcome to pat, feed and even kiss the giraffes!