Prospect Park Zoo
Zoo · Brooklyn, New York
A twelve-acre zoo inside Prospect Park, run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, in a set of 1935 WPA buildings arranged around a sea lion pool. ⚠ IT IS DELIBERATELY SMALL AND DELIBERATELY AIMED AT YOUNG CHILDREN — it was rebuilt in 1993 around that idea after the old menagerie closed, and it is the best first zoo in New York City rather than a scaled-down Bronx Zoo.
450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11225, United States
Generally open daily with SEASONAL HOURS — roughly 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in summer and closing earlier in winter, with last admission before closing. ⚠ WCS USES DATE-BASED FLEXIBLE PRICING AND ONLINE IS CHEAPER THAN THE GATE. ⚠ WCS MEMBERSHIP COVERS THIS ZOO, THE BRONX ZOO AND THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM, all in this database. ⚠ IT IS TWELVE ACRES AND TAKES NINETY MINUTES — it sits inside PROSPECT PARK, which is free, 526 acres and is the rest of the day. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.
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