Franklin Park Zoo, Boston

Name: Franklin Park Zoo
Address: 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, United States
Telephone: +1 617 541 5466

#96 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72 acres zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently operated by Zoo New England, which also operates the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The zoo is located in the northeast portion of Franklin Park, Boston's largest park and the last component of the city's famed Emerald Necklace. ()

Animals: 1000Species: 220Coordinates: 42°18'19"N, 71°5'21"W

Address

1 Franklin Park RdGreater Mattapan (Franklin Field North)Boston United States

Contact

+1 617 541 5466

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Day trips

Franklin Park Zoo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Strand Theatre, Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church.

0.4 miSW
Golf
William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston
10 min walk • William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, colloquially referred to and contained within Franklin Park, is a municipal golf course in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bordered by the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
1 miSE
Church, Shingle style architecture
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Boston
25 min walk • Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church is an historic church at 378A-380 Washington Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The church building was designed by Walter J. Paine, and built in 1900–01 in the shingle style for a congregation established in 1838.
1.4 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Strand Theatre, Boston
36 min walk • Strand Theatre is a restored vaudeville house located in Uphams Corner in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned by the City of Boston and managed by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
0.6 miNE
Church
Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston
16 min walk • Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Church at 551 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The current church building was built in 1888 by J. Williams Beal and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
1.2 miW
Gay village
Jamaica Plain, Boston
32 min walk • Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of the former Town of Roxbury, now also a part of the City of Boston.
~1770 ftSW
Park
Franklin Park, Boston
9 min walk • Franklin Park, a partially wooded 527-acre parkland in the Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, is maintained by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department.
0.9 miS
Park
Harambee Park, Boston
24 min walk • Harambee Park is a park located in Dorchester and Mattapan, Boston. Originally known as Franklin Field, it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in order to give Bostonians a place to play sports, as well as prevent them from doing it at nearby Franklin Park.
1 miN
Church
Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Boston
27 min walk • Roxbury Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 328 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Gothic church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881.
0.6 miNE
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Boston
15 min walk • Congregation Adath Jeshurun is a historic synagogue, now serving as a church, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1 miN
Church
Eliot Congregational Church, Boston
27 min walk • The Eliot Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 56 Dale Street, at the corner of Walnut Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
0.6 miS
Skyscraper
Buildings at 825–829 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston
15 min walk • The buildings at 825–829 Blue Hill Avenue are historic apartment buildings in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Franklin Park Zoo?

Nearby attractions include Franklin Park, Boston (9 min walk), Crawford Street Historic District, Boston (12 min walk), Columbia Road-Strathcona Road Historic District, Boston (13 min walk), Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Boston (15 min walk).

How to get to Franklin Park Zoo by public transport?

The nearest stations to Franklin Park Zoo:

Bus

Washington St @ Blue Hill Ave • Lines: 23 (10 min walk)

Train

Four Corners/Geneva (16 min walk)
Talbot Avenue (25 min walk)

Metro

Green Street • Lines: Orange (26 min walk)
Stony Brook • Lines: Orange (29 min walk)