Get up close and personal at this zoo/animal extravaganza. Unlimited rides, all kinds of shows and attractions. Especially exciting is the alligator dare [more...]

Animal Farm Petting Zoo
296 Wading River Rd
This is the perfect place to meet animals: exotics, reptiles, wildlife, farm animals and babies to bottle feed; [more...]

This 260-acre nature preserve is beautiful, has history and a working organic farm. It was the site of 19th century clay mining. Now it is a unique habitat to [more...]

1000 Washington Ave
718/623-7000

This trail, right out of Snow White or Alice in Wonderland, leads visitors through the secret and secluded gathering places of the butterflies and himmingbirds. At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Alley Pond is the most amazing sanctuary near the city. There are meadows, there are woodlands, there are marshes, there are ways to hang out with rabbits and snakes [more...]

Look out for announcements every April, when, at midnight some night, the animals from Ringling Brothers' Barnum & Bailey Circus parade to Madison Square Garden. It's a great, late night sense of the old carnival atmosphere.

The Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation on Coney Island is one of the top marine facilities in the country. There are beluga whales, sharks, octopuses, penguins, electric eels, walruses, seals, and (of course) dolphins. Surf Avenue and [more...]

Prospect Park Zoo is located at 450 Faltbush Ave. in Brooklyn; $5 adult/$1 children/$1.25 seniors admission.

Queens Zoo is located at 53-51 111th St. in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; $5 adult/$1 children/$1.25 seniors admission.

Located in Central Park near 5th Avenue and 64th Street. This zoo is beautiful AND one of the oldest in the U.S. $6 adult/$1 children/$1.25 seniors admission. Parking is on your own; mass transit is best.

The Bronx Zoo is New York's best zoo, features gorillas (to gawk at), an indoor Asian rain forest (to smooch in), and enclosed sky ride. Exit 6 off the Bronx River Parkway. Make a day of it by visiting the New York City Botanical [more...]