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Zoo · West Orange Township, Essex County

Turtle Back Zoo

African penguins on the rocks of their pool at Turtle Back Zoo
Photo: Paulo O from Halifax, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Essex County's zoo in the South Mountain Reservation, with animals from around the world, a zoo train and a carousel.

A gray fox resting on straw in its den at Turtle Back Zoo
Photo: Paulo O from Halifax, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Make a day of it

Nearby

  • Hemlock Falls

    Waterfall · 1 miles away

    A waterfall of about 25 feet in a wooded ravine of South Mountain Reservation, the big Essex County park, reached on easy trails from the Tulip Springs area.

  • Greenwood Gardens

    Public Garden · 2 miles away

    A hillside Arts and Crafts and Italianate garden in Short Hills, with tiled terraces, stone follies and pools, now carefully restored.

  • Cora Hartshorn Arboretum

    Public Garden · 4 miles away

  • Montclair History Center

    Museum · 4 miles away

  • Reeves-Reed Arboretum

    Public Garden · 5 miles away

    A hilltop estate garden in Summit, famous for the daffodils that fill its glacial bowl each April, followed by azaleas, roses and herbs.

  • Montclair Art Museum

    Museum · 5 miles away

    American and Native American art in a classical building in Montclair, open since 1914.