Bronx Zoo
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🦒 Zoo · Bronx
5 hours · $$$ · Check website for reservations
- 🚇About 45 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 2/5 to West Farms Sq–E Tremont Av, then a 10-minute walk to Asia Gate; parking $20 if you drive
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A 265-acre zoo you can't finish in a day: gorillas in the Congo forest sit right in front of you behind glass, the Wild Asia monorail passes over tigers and elephants, the children's zoo lets you feed goats, and there is a carousel made entirely of insects.
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