Central Park Zoo is a small, family-friendly zoo located inside the park.
You can easily explore it in about 45 minutes, making it a quick and easy stop during your visit.
Adults are $22.95, seniors $18.95, children (3–12) $16.95, and kids under 2 are free.
It covers 6.5 acres (2.5 hectares), is home to 1,487 animals across 163 species, opened in 1934, and originally began as a menagerie in 1864.
The Bronx Zoo, opened in 1899, is about 43 times larger at 265 acres and offers free or donation-based entry on Wednesdays.
The zoo has been featured in films such as Madagascar (2005, 2008, 2012), Fantastic Beasts (2016), Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011), Hitch (2005), Made in Manhattan (2002), Definitely, Maybe (2008), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), and Marathon Man (1976).