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 14, 2025
Central Park Zoo was a fun little activity to do whilst in the park but bear in mind it doesn’t take long to see everything. We were there for about an hour in total. It was thoroughly enjoyable but …Full review by Hayley May M
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
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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Apologies - just saw your query now. We had teenage & young adult age children with us & we managed to spend approx 3hrs there. For littlies there was the childrens zoo which you …
Apologies - just saw your query now. We had teenage & young adult age children with us & we managed to spend approx 3hrs there. For littlies there was the childrens zoo which you could feed the "farm" animals at. There was a playing area in there.
Visiting in Nov/Dec 2019 - what are the opening hours? The website isn’t very helpful Thanks
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I presume it is always open. There isn't a gate. I would recommend going in the day . And, go between the spring and fall. You might find times of things going on, at Central …
I presume it is always open. There isn't a gate. I would recommend going in the day . And, go between the spring and fall. You might find times of things going on, at Central Park Zoo website. Enjoy!
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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Ruth, In December in NewYork the average temperature is in the 40’s and 30’s so you would be freezing! I suggest you visit one of the many fabulous indoor sites. Like the Natural …
Ruth, In December in NewYork the average temperature is in the 40’s and 30’s so you would be freezing! I suggest you visit one of the many fabulous indoor sites. Like the Natural History museum or the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Empire State Building or the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. Buy a hat, scarf and gloves and enjoy every minute!
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