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The Bronx Zoo

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was one of the first conservation organizations in the US. The Society began with a clear mandate: Advance wildlife conservation, promote the study of zoology, and create a first-class zoo. 

The Bronx Zoo opened its gates to the public on November 8, 1899, joining the ranks of New York City’s most beloved cultural institutions. Its success led WCS to acquire four more wildlife parks over the course of the twentieth century. In 1902, WCS took over management of the New York Aquarium, then in Manhattan’s Battery Park, and in the mid-1950s, relocated it to Coney Island, Brooklyn. In 1988, the former menagerie in Manhattan’s Central Park reopened as WCS’s Central Park Zoo, The Queens Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo opened in 1992 and 1993, respectively. Together, the five parks draw more than 4 million visitors a year.

► Bronx Zoo

Fordham Road and the Bronx River Parkway

Bronx, New York 10451

(718) 367-1010

(General Map     Driving Map)

Handicap Accessible  

Click here for the Bronx Zoo Official website.

HOURS & RATES:

VISITOR RULES:

No pets, radios, bikes or skateboards. 

Blind, visually impaired and hearing-impaired visitors may be accompanied by properly harnessed guide

animals.  The Bronx Zoo is a smoke free environment.  Fire laws prohibit the use of strollers in buildings

Rentals, with deposit, available at entrances (except Rainey Gate).

DIRECTIONS:

Train

1) #2 or #5 to East 180 St.  Walk west to the Bronxdale entrance.

2) # 4 or D to Fordham Rd., then change to eastbound Bx12 Bus.  Exit bus at Southern Blvd. and walk

east on Fordham Rd. to entrance.

Bus

1) Bx9 and Bx19 buses to Southern Blvd. entrance.

2) Bx12 and Bx22 to Fordham Rd. and Southern Blvd.  Walk east on Fordham Rd. to entrance.

Car

1) Triborough Bridge to Bruckner Expwy. east to Bronx River Pkwy. north.

2) West Side Highway to Cross Bronx Expwy. east to Bronx River Pkwy. north.

Parking

Parking for the Bronx Zoo is located just off exit 6 of the Bronx River Parkway.

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