The Central Park Zoo is a fun little zoo in the middle on Manhattan for kids to connect with exotic animals in the densest city in the US. They can see Snow …
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Mar 2, 2025
Small zoo but quite a nice experience. The penguin enclosure was very smelly! Seeing bears up close in their enclosure felt really special, you just hope they have the room they need. We had great…Full review by august01
Oct 27, 2024
The Central Park Zoo was such a lovely experience and definitely one of the underrated activities to do in New York City.Full review by Navigate20360756502
Oct 6, 2024
Central Park zoo is small but holds some beautiful animals including bears, seals that had me captivated, a stork I wanted to take home amongst other animals.Full review by Casey M
Hi, how much time should we plan to see the zoo? How big is it? Also, are there any playground areas inside for the kids? Thank you.
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Hi, we spent about 2 hours there, it's a relatively small zoo and not many animals really, apart from a snow leopard, 2 grizzly bears, monkeys, penguins and swans. From memory I …
Hi, we spent about 2 hours there, it's a relatively small zoo and not many animals really, apart from a snow leopard, 2 grizzly bears, monkeys, penguins and swans. From memory I dont recall seeing any playground areas. Hope that helps. Have a great time. You will LOVE central park though, it's amazing!
Hello, I'm from Miami, Fl. I'm planning on visiting the zoo in December, is it comfortable to see the zoo is the cold weather, anyone recommends to do this attraction in the winter, anything below 50 degrees to us is COLD ?
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Most of the zoo is in buildings that surround the seal tanks so you should have no problems. It has gotten cold in New York over the past few winters but the weather here is hard to …
Most of the zoo is in buildings that surround the seal tanks so you should have no problems. It has gotten cold in New York over the past few winters but the weather here is hard to judge. It can be 30 degrees one day and turn around and be 50 degrees another. Pack accordingly.
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