Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 46 spp. present
The Buttonwood Park Zoo, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a zoo located in the center of Buttonwood Park. Opened in 1894, it is the third-oldest zoo in New England and the 12th-oldest zoo in the United States. Located on a 7 acres (2.8 ha) campus, the zoo is owned and operated by the City of New Bedford, with the support of the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society. It is located on part of the Buttonwood Park Historic District, and federally designated on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
41.630° N 70.953° W
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Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
46
speciesOpened
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Size
Medium
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Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–16:00
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What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Buttonwood Park Zoo?
United States
Buttonwood Park Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 41.630° N, 70.953° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 364 km away.
What animals can you see at Buttonwood Park Zoo?
46 species
Citizen-science photos record 46 species at Buttonwood Park Zoo, including Swan Goose, Emperor Goose, White-tailed Deer, Green Aracari and Coyote. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Buttonwood Park Zoo in the wild?
White-tailed Deer: Chingaza National Natural Park
Some of the animals photographed at Buttonwood Park Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: White-tailed Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Chingaza National Natural Park), Green Aracari (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park) and Coyote (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Death Valley National Park).
When is Buttonwood Park Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Buttonwood Park Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Buttonwood Park Zoo open and how big is it?
4.0 ha
Buttonwood Park Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 4.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 46 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website