Create lasting family memories at Roger Williams Park Zoo
Originally opened in 1872, the Roger Williams Park Zoo is one of the oldest in the nation and is a leader in conservation efforts. Located approximately 4.5 miles away from our downtown Providence hotel, the Roger Williams Park Zoo has won numerous awards for environmental education. The zoo is also very active in both local and international conservation, caring for species that, without human interaction, would surely become extinct. During Halloween, enjoy over 10,000 glowing pumpkins at the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular.
The Roger Williams Park Zoo features over 100 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and more. Listed below is more information regarding the permanent exhibits. Click for Roger Williams Park Zoo map.
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Book your family getaway today and embark on a world-trip to the Roger Williams Zoo
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North America
Featuring animals from right here in North America, this permanent exhibit is home for many animals who live on our continent. Guests are invited to relax and become mesmerized watching the bison graze. Learn how a harbor seal swims. Get up close and personal with typical farmyard animals, including some rare breeds. And be sure not to miss our bald eagle exhibit that outlines how the once endangered species has made a tremendous comeback.
Tropical America
The Tropical America Building houses Rhode Island's only "rainforest," featuring a canopy sky-walk and lush atmosphere.
Come face to face with free-roaming monkeys (cotton-top tamarins) and encounter golden lion tamarins, white-faced saki monkeys, an anaconda, two-toed sloth, prehensile-tailed porcupine, bats and more. Outside, enjoy flamingoes and one of nature's most unusual creatures, the giant anteater.
Australasia
Take a trip "down under" to our Australasia exhibit that is home to the unique wildlife of New Guinea, Australia and Indonesia.
Here you will find kangaroos hopping around or possibly living in a tree, a side-necked turtle swimming, an emu squawking about or listen to the laughing kookaburra. Also featured in this exhibit are gibbons, wallabies (a cousin to the kangaroo) and much more.
Marco Polo Trail
The Marco Polo Trail is a multifaceted exhibit where visitors can follow the path of explorer Marco Polo, and see some of the amazing animals that can be found along way.
To start your journey, experience the culture and history of the era inside a recreated Venetian plaza. Then, check out a Bedouin tent and venture inside the hull of a 16th century trading vessel. Once your "travels" are complete, you'll see Dromedary camels, highly endangered moon bears and red pandas, and captivating snow leopards.
The Fabric of Africa
Featuring some of Africa's most entertaining and spectacular animals, embark on a safari right here in Rhode Island! Find exotic species in a carefully created natural mimicking habitat including the world's tallest and largest land mammals. Elephants enjoy a bath in a waterhole and Masai giraffe reach for a tasty leaf at the new Robert F. Stoico "Jambo Junction".
Learn how the people, land and animals of Africa are all interconnected and how zookeepers care for such interesting animals in the newly renovated Textron Elephant and Giraffe Pavilion. Don't miss the zebras, wildebeests, wild dogs and more.
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