Wildlife Conservation Society: Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, NY Aquarium

Plan a Field Trip with Wildlife!

Plan a group outing in the heart of New York City—a day your students will always remember! Each of our 5 locations offers flexible options to fit your curriculum, whether you want to explore at your own pace or book a specialized staff-led experience.

Choose Your Visit Type

• Self-Led Visits: Enjoy full flexibility to map out your own schedule and explore our wildlife exhibits and active learning environments your way.
• Educational Programs: Include standard-aligned classroom programs, guided tours and self-led scavenger hunts

From Elementary to High School, we offer a wide variety of fully flexible self-led options, alongside our specialized classroom programs and guided tours.

Explore Our 5 Locations & Topics

Bronx Zoo

• The Adventure: Best for full-day "Big Adventures" featuring the Congo Gorilla Forest, over 600 species, and immersive award-winning exhibits.
• Curriculum Topics: Benefits of biodiversity, endangered wildlife, and community science.

New York Aquarium

• The Adventure: Best for marine science and ocean conservation, featuring Ocean Wonders: Sharks! and the Aquatheater sea lion show.
• Curriculum Topics: Shark research, edge of the sea, climate change (making waves), New York freshwater systems, and self-led scavenger hunts.

Central Park Zoo

• The Adventure: Best for city convenience; explore the Tropic Zone rainforest, see snow leopards, and enjoy the famous penguin and sea lion feedings.
• Curriculum Topics: Amazing animals, polar explorations, our changing climate, trekking the tropics, habitat adventures, animal adaptations, and self-led scavenger hunts.

Prospect Park Zoo

• The Adventure: Best for up-close encounters with kangaroos, dingoes, and wallabies in the heart of Brooklyn.
• Curriculum Topics: Sensing nature, incredible insects, magnificent mammals, junior scientist tracks, animal behavior, guided tours, and self-led scavenger hunts.

Queens Zoo

• The Adventure: Best for local wildlife; focused on animals of the Americas with plenty of outdoor space.
• Curriculum Topics: Animal adaptations, ecosystems and biomes, guided tours, and self-led scavenger hunts.

About the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society was one of the first conservation organizations in the U.S. Today, we continue our clear mandate: advance wildlife conservation, promote the study of zoology, and inspire the next generation of caretakers through our first-class parks.