Franklin Park Zoo - Dorchester, MA
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N 42° 18.446 W 071° 05.508
19T E 327594 N 4686029
The Franklin Park Zoo, located just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest zoos in the U.S.
Waymark Code: WM55PG
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2008
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Franklin Park Zoo, founded in 1913, is the 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, long considered the “crown jewel” of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace Park System. Highlights of Franklin Park Zoo’s collection include the African lions of the Kalahari Kingdom, Masai giraffe and Grevy’s zebra of the Giraffe Savannah, and western lowland gorillas of the Tropical Forest.
Zoo Website address: [Web Link]
Admission Cost: 12.00 (listed in local currency)
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Visit Instructions:
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