Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange

Probably the nicest cleanest most wholesome Zoo I’ve ever been to inside the US. Most zoos & aquariums are in neighborhoods that I don’t normally go to or are far from me. Got kids & want to do something Sat - then you’re in good company. There is a mini train that kids love too. Go early for the train - it actually runs faster than you think. Animals look good & healthy too. Thank you for being in the area.

Went with our grand-daughter today and haven't been in over 20 years. The place looks so much better. The facility is in very good shape. Appreciated the hand washing stations, the train ride, clean bathrooms, 'reasonably' priced food, carousel and of course the animals. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because many of the stations were missing the animals. It's still August, so we would have expected all of them to be there. The giraffe area was especially nice and we had a great day.