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FRANKLIN PARK ZOO
Category: Wildlife
Telephone : 617-541-5466
One Franklin Park Road, Franklin Park, 617-541-LION. Daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $12; seniors $10; children (2–12) $7; children (under 2) free. Home to more than 210 species, many of them endangered. Roam the Australian Outback Trail with kangaroos, explore the Tropical Forest and see the gorillas, marvel at the lion and tigers at Kalahari Kingdom, and visit zebras, ostriches, ibex and wildebeests at Serengeti Crossing.
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NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM
Category: Wildlife
Telephone : 617-973-5200
Central Wharf, 617-973-5200. Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat & Sun ’til 6 p.m. Admission: $19.95; seniors (60+) $17.95; children (3–11) $11.95; children (under 3) free. Refer to Current Events section under Film for IMAX theater listings. Combination ticket prices available. Dedicated to advancing knowledge of the world of water, this outstanding aquatic zoo features a 187,000-gallon Giant Ocean Tank containing a Caribbean coral reef with sharks, sea turtles, moray eels and other aquatic life. Be sure to check out the popular penguin habitat and visit the adjacent Simons 3D IMAX Theater, the first theater of its kind in the Boston area.
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STONE ZOO
Category: Wildlife
Telephone : 781-438-5100
149 Pond St., Stoneham, 781-438-5100. Daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors $8; children (2–12) $6; children (under 2) free. Highlights include Yukon Creek, Mexican gray wolves, meerkats, snow leopards, jaguars, reindeer, river otters, llamas, miniature horses and Stone Zoo’s newest arrivals, black bears. Special event: daily 5–9 p.m.—Zoolights, a nighttime holiday lights exhibit and winter wonderland, tickets: $5; children (under 2) free.
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