This family-friendly 16-acre/7-hectare zoo is home to 400 animals and more than 80 species. Children can interact with the natural world as they leap across giant lily pads, get nose-to-nose with prairie dogs, walk among wallabies or learn about Hamadryas baboons. It also offers overnight programs and summer workshops for children. Open Monday-Friday 10 am-5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am-5:30 pm (November-March till 4:30 pm). US$6 adults, US$2.25 seniors, US$2 children ages 3-12, free for children younger than 3. Last tickets are sold 30 minutes before closing. Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard (subway line Q to Prospect Park station, take the Flatbush Avenue/Ocean Avenue exit), Brooklyn, New York City. Phone 718-399-7339. http://nyzoosandacquarium.com.
