Upstate New York is blessed to have numerous places to get up close and personal with wild and exotic animals.
This list highlights some of the oldest and most historic public zoos in the region, some of which date back to the 1800s.
There are several other places to see and touch the wild kingdom, such as Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, Hidden Valley Animal Adventure in Varysburg, The Wild Animal Park in Chittenango, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, Berkshire Paradise in Petersburgh and others, plus a couple of very fine aquariums…