Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:1 Franklin Park Road
Boston, Massachusetts
Tel:
(617) 989-2000
Our Zoo and Aquarium Expert Says:
The Serengeti Crossing exhibit is a four-acre expanse of grassland and rolling, wooded hills featuring animals like the ostrich, Grant's zebras, nubian ibex, and white-bearded wildebeests. For the little ones there's a petting zoo called Franklin Farm which features a Contact Corral, where children can touch and see animals such as goats and sheep. They can also view newly hatched chicks staying warm in incubators, and a chicken coop, where several species of older chickens reside. The Tropical Forest exhibit immerses guests into a tropical rainforest experience, while Butterfly Landing is home to nearly 1,000 butterflies in free flight.
Especially for kids: Petting Zoo, Train Rides, Playground.
Extras: Educational Presentations.
Open 10 am to 4 pm. $$ (Moderately Priced)
From Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo - Boston, Massachusetts:
Stone Zoo, formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. Charles Price, Superintendent of the Metropolitan District Commission's Middlesex Fells Reservation, founded the Zoo in 1905, and in 1969, the site was renamed in honor of Walter D. Stone, a former Zoo Director. Highlights of Stone Zoo's collection include the snow leopards of Himalayan Highlands, bald eagles of Yukon Creek, hornbills and emperor tamarins of Windows to the Wild, and jaguars and cougars of Treasures of the Sierra Madre.