Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

See red pandas, Amur leopards, maned wolves and Andean bears, then ride the historic carousel and walk the rainforest building.

1875 Noble Avenue · Bridgeport, CT

About Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo sits inside Beardsley Park in Bridgeport, a park Frederick Law Olmsted planned in 1884. Its collection focuses on wildlife from North and South America, and you can see red pandas, Amur leopards, Andean bears, giant anteaters and three kinds of wolves: American red, Mexican gray and maned. There is also a historic carousel, an indoor Rainforest Building and a greenhouse of rare plants. It is the only AZA-accredited zoo in Connecticut.

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Barnum Museum
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Fairfield University Art Museum
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Quassy Amusement Park
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Playland
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Ride the 1929 Dragon Coaster and the Grand Carousel at a county-owned Art Deco amusement park on the Long Island Sound shore.
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