Zoo
Queens Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 59 spp. present
The Queens Zoo (formerly the Flushing Meadows Zoo and Queens Wildlife Center) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) zoo at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, between Grand Central Parkway and 111th Street. The zoo is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Built along with the Queens Zoo is a children's zoo, which was originally called the Heckscher Children's Farm. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
40.745° N 73.848° W
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Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
59
speciesOpened
1968
Size
Medium
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🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Queens Zoo?
New York City, United States
Queens Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in New York City, United States. Its coordinates are 40.745° N, 73.848° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 442 km away.
What animals can you see at Queens Zoo?
59 species
Citizen-science photos record 59 species at Queens Zoo, including Bald Eagle, Mountain Lion, American Bison, Trumpeter Swan and Wood Duck. 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 Queens Zoo in the wild?
Bald Eagle: Great Bear Rainforest
Some of the animals photographed at Queens Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest), Mountain Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Torres del Paine National Park) and American Bison (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Badlands National Park).
Does Queens Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Queens Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Queens Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1968, 8.0 ha
Queens Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in New York City, United States, opened in 1968 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 59 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)