Bronx Zoo
Zoo · Bronx, New York
Two hundred and sixty-five acres in Bronx Park, opened in 1899 and run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, which also operates a global field-conservation programme from here. It is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States by area, and it is where the American bison was bred back from near-extinction and shipped west by rail to restock the plains in 1907.
2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, 10460, United States
Generally open daily from 10 a.m., closing roughly 5 p.m. on weekdays and 5:30 p.m. at weekends and holidays from March to November, with earlier winter closes. CLOSED Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Martin Luther King Jr Day. Last admission is roughly 90 minutes before closing and animal exhibits shut 30 minutes before the park. ⚠ Several exhibits are closed November-March. HOURS NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.