Southwick's Zoo, Mendon

Name: Southwick's Zoo
Address: 2 Southwick St, Mendon, 01756-1234, United States
Telephone: +1 800-258-9182

#1 among attractions in Mendon

Top attraction, Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo

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Southwick's Zoo is a 300-acre, privately owned and operated, zoological park located in Mendon, Massachusetts, United States. It was opened in 1963, and remains family-operated to date. ()

Opened: 1963 (61 years ago)Species: 100Elevation: 463 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°3'53"N, 71°35'6"W

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2 Southwick StMendon 01756-1234 United States

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+1 800-258-9182

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Day trips

Southwick's Zoo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Uxbridge Town Hall, Stanley Woolen Mill, Mendon Twin Drive-In, Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre.

2.4 miW
City hall
Uxbridge Town Hall, Uxbridge
61 min walk • Uxbridge Town Hall is the town hall of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, located at 45 South Main Street. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1879 and added to the historic registry 100 years later. Amos P. Cutting of Worcester was the architect. Ferry & Gardner of Springfield also submitted plans.
2.2 miNW
Park
Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge
55 min walk • Stanley Woolen Mill is the common historic name applied to a defunct company based in southeastern Massachusetts and to the company's buildings which stand at the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. The mill is an important footnote in the history of the textile industry in America.
3.8 miNE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Mendon Twin Drive-In, Mendon
98 min walk • The Mendon Twin Drive-In is a drive-in theater in Mendon, Massachusetts. Opened on June 14, 1954, it is currently owned by Dan Andelman and his brothers Dave Andelman and Michael, who purchased the drive-in in March 2014 from Susan Swanson and Kathy Gorman, who had operated it since 1986.
5.5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre, Woonsocket
141 min walk • The Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre & Conservatory is a historic movie theater and concert venue and commercial building at 28 Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
4.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
119 min walk • The Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park is a part of the state park system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
0.5 miNW
Historical place
Cormier Woods, Uxbridge
14 min walk • Cormier Woods is a 175-acre open space preserve and historic 18th-century farm complex in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA, within the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
4.2 miSE
Town
Blackstone
108 min walk • Blackstone is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,208 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Providence metropolitan area.
2.2 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Zadock Taft House, Uxbridge
55 min walk • The Zadock Taft House is a historic house at 115 South Main Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Probably built in the 18th century, it received its present Greek Revival styling in the 1840s or 1850s.
2.3 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
R. Farnum House, Uxbridge
60 min walk • The R. Farnum House is an historic house located at 22 Oak Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. This 2+1⁄2 story wood-frame house was built c. 1875–80, and is a well-preserved local example of Gothic Revival styling.
6.3 miSE
Village
Slatersville
162 min walk • Slatersville is a village on the Branch River in the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the Slatersville Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Central Woolen Mills District, Uxbridge
55 min walk • The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, also known as the Central Woolen Mill, built by Moses Taft in 1852, and earlier by his father, Luke Taft, in 1833, on the banks of the Blackstone Canal.