by Wildlife Conservation Society
Photo: Tim Rodenberg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The cold-climate exhibit at the Central Park Zoo where kids watch penguins swim and waddle through a big viewing window, with daily penguin feedings.
Zoo hours; daily penguin feedings
Included with Central Park Zoo admission
Pick a date to add it to your plans.
Ages 0–12.
Included with Central Park Zoo admission
Zoo hours; daily penguin feedings
East 64th Street & Fifth Avenue, 10065, in Central Park, Manhattan.
Yes. Central Park Zoo Polar Circle is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Tickets are handled by Wildlife Conservation Society: centralparkzoo.com.
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