Free on-site parking in multiple lots, including the Giraffe entrance lot on Pierpont Road, the Zebra entrance lot between Franklin Park Road and Blue Hill Ave (Peabody Circle), and an additional lot on Circuit Drive/N. Jewish War Vets Drive.
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Franklin Park Zoo
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Franklin Park Zoo is a family-focused zoological park set inside Boston’s historic Franklin Park, part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace. Opened to the public in 1912, it features signature habitats like the indoor Tropical Forest with western lowland gorillas and hosts seasonal attractions such as the Boston Lights lantern festival. Surrounded by green space between Dorchester and Roxbury, it’s a year?round destination for wildlife encounters and community events.
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Getting there
MBTA access via the Orange Line to Ruggles (then buses 22/28/29/45), Jackson Square (buses 22/28/29), or Forest Hills (bus 16); or the Red Line to Andrew (bus 16).
