Franklin Park Zoo
The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently operated by Zoo New England, which also operates the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts.Photo: Freddy eduardo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Boston, Massachusetts
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park and Four Corners/Geneva station.
Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park
Park
Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park is a 5.5-acre neighborhood park near Brigham Circle in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was built as part of the redevelopment of the "ledge site", a former Puddingstone quarry. Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park is situated 1,700 feet east of Franklin Park Zoo.
Four Corners/Geneva station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Four Corners/Geneva station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line. It is located in the Mount Bowdoin section of the Dorchester neighborhood. Four Corners/Geneva station is situated 3,500 feet east of Franklin Park Zoo.
William Lloyd Garrison School
Apartment building
The William Lloyd Garrison School is a historic school building at 20 Hutchings Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in stages between 1910 and 1929 and named for abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, it is a high-quality example of period school architecture, noted at the time for its state-of-the-art features. William Lloyd Garrison School is situated 1,500 feet north of Franklin Park Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Forest Hills.
Dorchester
Photo: ButteBag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
So, you've decided to visit Dorchester. Congratulations! Boston's largest neighborhood had long been written off, dismissed as “too dangerous” by those who had never set foot here.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
Photo: Boston, Public domain.
Forest Hills is a part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Forest Hills is characterized by hilly terrain and wooded areas within and adjacent to its borders.
Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill
Photo: Jonathan Bowen, CC BY 2.0.
Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill are two distinct neighborhoods within the City of Boston. They are grouped together here due to their shared border and transit options.
Franklin Park Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.30516° or 42° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
-71.08998° or 71° 5′ 24″ westOpen location code
87JC8W46+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 504956903OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5491738
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Franklin Park Zoo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Zoo de Franklin Park”
- Cebuano: “Franklin Park Zoo”
- Chinese: “富兰克林公园动物园”
- Chinese: “富蘭克林公園動物園”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات فرانكلين بارك”
- German: “Franklin Park Zoo”
- Japanese: “フランクリンパーク動物園”
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