Located on 111th Street within the Flushing Meadows Park, the Queens Zoo & Aquarium is an 18-acre zoo that is part of a system of four zoos and one aquarium. Opened in 1968 on the site of the 1964 New York World’s Fair, it was designed to be a cageless zoo. Today, the zoo contains more than 75 species of animals native to the Americas.

The zoo offers guided tours and education programs that allow children to learn about animals and how the care they receive. The zoo is available for catered events such as weddings as well as birthday parties in which children can enjoy close encounters with farm animals.

53-51 111th Street, Corona, NY 11368, 718-271-1500

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