| The
Queens Wildlife Center (also known as the Queens Zoo) is a showplace
dedicated to the animals and birds of North America. With some 250
animals, representing about 50 species, the park is laid our in pockets
each representing a native habitat.
The aviary occupies a
Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome (which was designed by him for the 1964
World's Fair) provides easy viewing of many birds difficult to view in the
wild while the nearby marsh is home to the ducks, egrets, geese, herons
swans and other water fowl. Many other exhibits allow close-up views of a
broad range of indigenous wildlife. |
The
Queens Wildlife Center is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society,
which also operates the Bronx Zoo, Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation, and
the Wildlife Centers in Central Park and Prospect Park.
Directions: Subway: 7 to 111th
Street; Bus: Q58 to 111th Street
Hours:
Apr-Oct: Mon-Fri 10a-5p; Sat, Sun 10a-5:30p;
Nov-Mar: 10a-4p daily
Admission: Adults $2.50,
seniors $1.25, children 3-12, 50 cents, children under 3 are free. |
