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: $14; seniors $11; children (2–12) $8; children (under 2) & military personnel free; $8 for all from 10 a.m.–noon the first Sat of each month. Home to more than 210 species, many of them endangered. Roam the Australian Outback Trail with kangaroos, visit the gorillas in the Tropical Forest, marvel at the lion and tigers at Kalahari Kingdom and see zebras, ostriches and wildebeests at Serengeti Crossing. Special event: Feb 13–20—School vacation week activities, including making valentines for your favorite zoo animals.

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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. Special event: July 1—The Aquarium opens the doors to its New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center, home to five newly arrived northern fur seals.

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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: $11; seniors $9; children (2–12) $7; children (under 2) free; $7 for all from 10 a.m.–noon the first Sat of each month. Highlights include Yukon Creek, Mexican gray wolves, meerkats, snow leopards, jaguars, reindeer, river otters, llamas, black bears and white-cheeked gibbons. Special event: Feb 13–20—School vacation week activities, including making valentines for your favorite zoo animals.

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