Bronx zoo Reviews

We had a excellence time, people were very friendly, we really enjoyed the tree too nature walk!

It was an awesome experience to see Birds, African wildlife and so many other beautiful creatures

This place never fails to make a great family experience, all special events are a must get the membership and your golden.

Always have a great time when I go here. Wednesday is donation day so you get in for free and you can donate how much you want or don't donate at all.

Not only is the admission price a little high but be prepared to pay unreasonable extra fees for most of the indoor exhibits. I understand that hopefully most of the fees for towards animal care but I hope the city doesn,'t take a portion of the proceeds.

Summer time and on our path way alot of refreshment stand was closed family there with kids and the place needs to be updated and way over priced

We had a good afternoon at the zoo. We were able to walk 90% of the park in a couple hours. I did not get to check out the safari tour due to timing and lines, but that was more my fault than theirs. Did get to see nice clear views of a lot of different animals. Park is clean and great for kids. I was glad we went and would check it out again when visiting the city.

Its good when you go on a regular day not on the free entrance day nothing is available and most of the best animals are put inside

A zoo with a definite difference... Caters to adults, children and families. Loving the Dinosaur trail rides!

The animal displays are perfectly positioned to give you a great up close view. I can't recall visiting any other zoo with afforded such great views. Very impressed with the lion, tiger displays. The croc display in Madagascar is one of a kind.

Zoo is vast so be prepared to walk. Food options and service are awful. Bring from home if you can. Many cafeteria locations are infested with bees.

Clearly my 5 stars are for the zoological facility.

Went in the month of February, not as many animals but still an overall great experience with the added benefit of no lines and no crowds

So far I been coming here for 6 years and the zoo has more than 300 animals and across 200 different species and has often been awarded as one of the best zoos in the world

Lovely wildlife conservation that everyone can enjoy, plus certain animals walk freely among guests

Totally awesome experience. I did the zip line for the 1st time at age 62. Absolutely loved it!!

Love this zoo! Amazing place to take the family and enjoy the animals and the outdoors.

Habitats for wild life are stunning...crafted to portray as you are in a jungle

Good day trip; recommend a season pass because you would have to pay to enter many of the exhibits without it

A must-visit for anyone who hasn't been, easily enough exhibits to spend a full day here. Great place to spend a day, but definitely a lot of walking, so be prepared!

Fun with a Good Mission of Conservation and Education! Second best zoo in the United States. Lots of room, great landscaping, animals have natural enclosures and look happy. Gorilla exhibit alone makes it worth a visit, whole family in roomy natural surroundings. You will learn a lot about the animals but wont be overwhelmed. A bus on Madison Avenue at 47th Street will take you to the zoo's front door, how easy is THAT? Or you can take the subway from Manhattan. Or drive from anywhere. Support endangered species and lift your spirits by looking at many of nature's creatures, go to the Bronx zoo! No depressing cages.

Well curated and informative exhibits. Great layout with most walkways covered with shade. An opportunity to see some very rare species. Price of admission is high and premium exhibits cost extra. Wild Asia monorail was a fun and relaxing way to see some cool animals. The zoo is too big to get through in one day though.

good animals but get ready for a lot of walking!!! they should have better transportation around the park., especially considering we sprang for total experience tickets. is also really sad that the polar bear died. he was one of our favorites. jungle world is really cool too.

I love going to the Bronx zoo. Wednesday are totally free!!!!

What an awesome place! Oddly enough, I've been to a lot of different zoos, and even a couple abroad. This is definitely one of the top 3 in my opinion. It's beautifully maintained, and HUGE! Way bigger than I would have thought. We went during Boo at the Zoo so lots of visitors and staff were dressed up. They were awesome with all the kids. All around, a great experience. We spent about 5 hours there and were exhausted!

My only 'complaint' is that it is really expensive. Like easily up to $150 for admission for a family of 4, parking, and if you want any snacks and/or gifts at the end. We were fortunate to be a guest of members so we didn't have to worry about admission, but I wonder how everyday families afford it. If you can, and anticipate visiting more than once in a year, I'd def recommend getting a family membership since it's pretty much paid for itself after two visits.

Love Holiday Lights special. Get the small ones, they will love it.

It was amazing experience!!! It is so big place and has a lot of animals. Wonderful day!!!

If you need to escape from the city, this is your place . Tons of Animals in the sprawling landscape gives you the freedom to explore and escape into nature

The first zoo I've ever been where it didn't smell. All staff was friendly. Loved their "Congo" and their gift shop. The camel rides were nice and the lady responsible for them (I think her name was Ruth) was very helpful and friendly. We chatted about camels for nearly an hour. The location is good too; 10 minutes from the subway. I came all the way from New York and it was worth it.

Favorite zoo with lot of fun places to visit. Good for family and couple.

Nice place to go for the young and old alike. Be prepared to walk a lot. It may take the whole day to appreciate what the zoo has to offer if you take your time. Have fun!

Beautiful zoo,nice staff and I really enjoyed the monorail ride. You can see things that you can't anywhere else in the zoo.

We are very disappointed. Got there1.5h before closing and seem like most of animals where put away and many places you couldn't get in to. Employes where leaving through gate at 4.45. my question is what time do you close, 4pm , 4.30 or maybe 5 ? Waisted money and disappointed child.

Fantastic place to spend a day out for the young and old! Facilities are good, easy to get around.

Long walk but it was worth it. Don't give it five stars because I bought an annual pass for a family of 6 and only received ONE shirt NOT good.

IT REALLY IS ALOT OF WALKING ..BUT IT WAS FUN WE ARE PLANNING TO GO BACK SOON

Many of the bird exhibits were open to the air, very cool!

Pros:
The actual park is pretty clean and reasonably sized.
Prices are good compared to most other attractions in the city.
Strollers available for kids.

Cons:
Like 30% of the exhibits were closed when we went. They need better ventilation in some of the exhibits like the giraffe and .

The Dinosaur Safari was awesome. My 5 year old grandson was ecstatic, he loves dinosaurs. The ride should be longer and it started raining but it was still very interesting and fun.

Best zoo anywhere in the US. It s huge with lots of animals so that means lots of walking. I come at least once a season because not only are the animals different, so is the zoo itself. Come early in the day and enjoy your stroll to see everything.

Absolutely amazing! Clean, relatively inexpensive and WCS has done such a quality job building such beautiful and natural habitats!

Love is one word to express how this place makes me feel when I see the animals that are housed at the zoo and make sure to take a few hours to go around and explore the place it's really cool and kid friendly

Had to wait 59 years -living all of it in my native city -before I got to see the Bronx Zoo! What a wonderful gift from my husband and children! Beautiful zoo. Great rare exhibits of animals/ birds and lovely designed natural habitats. Amazingly clean for its location in the middle of a big city. Great Eco friendly zoo.Loved the monorail ride and Lemurs in Mongolia. Wear comfortable shoes and bring drinks / snacks. Purchasing kids meals is great...they are adult portions and reasonable$$. Loved the visit..you won't be disappointed. You can do most of it in a day.

I thought the people were very friendly and lovely animals and you guys are doing a great job and keep up the good work

Went to the Bronx Zoo with my kids and friends on a Monday and it was the best day of the week to go. Not super crowded and the weather was awesome! We also did the Total Experience which is definitely worth it! I Highly recommend!

Amazing place feeling to visit again and again .need two three days to cover entire region .kids will enjoy a lot.

New York s premier zoo easily accessible from all over in the Bronx. Many fine exhibits and entertainment for children.

Love this place. Brings back fond memories of my youth watching squirrel monkeys with my two friends both named Betty.

Beautiful, so big and so many things to see & do, make sure you think ahead of time which part(s) you want to explore and make an itinerary, otherwise you can get sidetracked and the day flies by.
We'll definitely come many more times.

A little slice of serenity in the hustle and bustle of NYC...

Awesome zoo! My son even got to meet some of the staff from the show The Zoo which he said made his life! Animal lovers will enjoy all the exhibits!

Very nice and big zoo. A lot of the attractions were closed in winter though.

I like the Bronx Zoo but frankly there was more attractions than animals. The price is ridiculous and not realistic for what they offer unless you pay for the attractions if not unacceptable.

It is an amazing experience and worth repeating. The food in there is not great but it is very close to Bronx little Italy. Plenty of good food there.

Wonderful Zoo with great views of the animals can get expensive ridiculous prices on parking water soda pop and food my advice bring your own leave in your vehicle and when hungry take a walk to the vehicle make sure you bring some comfortable walking shoes when visiting

We loved it, but definitely recommend a premium membership!

Good but terrible signs, walked around a bunch but in the same small area. There are like no benches hardly anywhere and not very stroller friendly. Pretty parts though.

It has a great variety of animals and it's clear they take good care of them. Lots of exhibits to visit, it takes the whole day to get through everything, which is awesome! Fun for people of all ages.

My sister works here supervisor now lots of opportunities. For young adults also for older folks very friendly ppl

It's a beautiful zoo but you have to enter early cause the zoo closes around 4 o'clock and 5'oclock and there is not much time to see all of the animals and take a break from all of that walking and there is lack of food stands cause the last time I visited I wanted pop corn but did not find one but when we were leaving we found a cafe and 2 people got it but I had to share and barely got popcorn and some animal exhibits are to far apart from each other

My wife has wanted to go here for years. We stopped on our way home from vacation. It was a fun zoo, we especially liked the sea lions. It was super crowded.

Great zoo and the children's zoo area was incredible!

Havent been to the bx zoo in decades. Went here the other day with friends and our daughters. Was a bit disappointed due to the lack of animals. Expected more

It has been a couple years since I've visited last. So things were a bit different now. They have some COVID protocols and you need to buy your tickets in advance. I would deff pick the morning slot. We had about 2 hours of a basically empty park. The indoor exhibits are still open but they let in a small amount of people at a time so you'll wait on line if you go in the afternoon. Overall it was very nice.

Beautiful zoo and the holiday lights are spectacular

Great zoo!! They have just about everything there. Get there early if you want to ride the monorail because the line gets very long.

Food is extremely overpriced, but that's what you would expect, so I brought a backpack with sandwiches and water bottles.

The tiger training was very cool, and I would reccomend watching.

We went to specifically see the gorillas but found many other informative exhibits which really let us get close to the animals. Very suitable for families, though on a quiet October midweek day there were not so many of the convenient refreshment stands open. That being said, we did get time to walk around watching the animals display natural behaviour. Highlights were the rhinos playfighting with each other, the baboons interacting with the hyrax, the sea lions being sea lions, the Tiger exhibit and the Congo

Better than expected!! Hadn't been there in literally 2 decades. There was so much to do that it would have taken us at least 2 days to see just our favorite/starred areas. We went on a Tuesday and spent the night at a nearby hotel in the hopes of returning Wednesday, the day they offer free general admission...but it rained and we didnt want our young girls to "ruin" their perception of the zoo! Will definitely be returning.

I haven't visited in a decade but that visit was very interesting.

Wonderful place great staff.. go there and have a great adventure

It was really nice, and not too overpriced! The gorilla exhibit was really cool and one of the gorillas was looking at is as if we were the exhibit!

One of the best zoo in the nation always packed definitely a must see if you are here in New York

Great day trip! It's always a pleasure to visit. Soooo much to see, but soooo little time. There's staff pretty much everywhere in case you need directions/info. Food is pricey and less than average (bland). Loved the Bug Carousel, Madagascar exhibit and the Kid's Zoo. One advice: If you feel you may go more than once within a year, just get the annual pass, the difference from a day pass is around $20 (assuming a party of 3), extra $30 if you include parking (if not, it's $17 per day).

Had fun with the kids. We got to see a lot of animals.

I had a good experience at this zoo I loved the animals there

Awesome place, incredible it's that close to Manhattan.

Winter is not the best time to go but is an amazing place to visit

Very pricey for the zoo. $40pp with 1 hour til they close plus extra for "experiences"

Great place for the kids to get out and about and learn