Worth a visit. The lady at the reception desk seemed kind of scattered-brained, but she might have been a volunteer, understandable. She took some time trying you find our tour company's reservation, and the line got LONG behind us.
The Central Park Zoo is a small 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) zoo located in Central Park in New York City. It is part of an integrated system of four zoos and the New York Aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Manhattan/Central Park. Central Park [1] is a large park in New York City, forming a vast green swathe of open space in Uptown Manhattan and a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, whilst lying south of Harlem. The Pool, west side of the park (btwn 100th to 103rd Sts). 2  One of the most idyllic and tranquil landscapes in Central Park, the Pool is an excellent spot for quiet contemplation, with its grassy banks and nearby waterfalls. 3  A stream, The Loch flows northeast from the Pool, through a stream valley called The Ravine.