The Bronx Zoo is a must-see for animal lovers. Less than 15 miles from downtown Manhattan, it's a quick car or bus ride and is also accessible by train. With more than 400 animals situated on 265 acres, it is the largest metropolitan wildlife preserve in the world. Of course there are familiar favorites like zebras, pandas, and tigers, but also more exotic fare like Nile crocodiles, pygmy marmosets, and the gelada monkey of Ethiopia. Zoo attractions include watching the acrobatic white-throated bee-eater hunt live crickets during the World of Birds daily feeding. During the daily feeding in the Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Colony, visitors can watch Magellanic penguins come out of their dens or up from the deep to bob for fish. The Bronx Zoo is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. General admission is $15 for adults, $11 for children, and $13 for seniors, with extra charges for certain exhibits.

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