New Yorks Central Park Zoo will change the way you think about zoos. Modern zoological gardens pride themselves on the size and diversity of their collections, and rightly so. But the zoo is not generally a place you drop by for a quick peek at the polar bears. Rather, it is a place to spend the whole day looking at hundreds of rare and exotic creatures in their natural habitats which are generally the size of Connecticut. At the end of that day you collapse in exhaustion, feeling as though you have actually walked across all of the continents represented at the zoo.
Not so Central Park Zoo.
Its well-organized and compact five acres can be enjoyed in a few hours, and for not much money ($10 adult, $5 children). The focal point of the zoo is the sea lion amphitheater. The sea lions are very social - sunning, swimming, and occasionally propping themselves up on the edge of their transparent tank to see if the human spectators are doing anything interesting yet.
Are they? Nope, not yet.
Continue on to the snow monkey habitat and try for a vantage point from which to spy the baby jumping around on the rocks, tagging along and engaging its elders in play. The essential to budget travel is to prepare ahead. When it occurs to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the actuality of expense and budgeting is generally in the back of our mind. Considering and spending our travel budget correctly is a concern for most families. Minimizing spending and fees, while still experiencing your vacation to its fullest, is the key to certain accomplishment and fiscal obligation. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thought regarding saving money while journeying is simple: Even if your personal funds is extremely limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also recalling that while traveling, whether on a funds or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel costs!. Cute! The collection also includes polar bears, turtles, snakes, lizards, rainforest birds, penguins, puffins, pandas and leopards. Want to feed the llamas and sheep? Head over to the childrens zoo and knock yourself out. What a wonderful way to spend a morning.
Having finished with the zoo, walk through the southern end of Central Park, enjoy the large, imaginative playgrounds, watch children climb the massive rock outcroppings, ride the antique carousel, listen to the many nightclub-quality jazz musicians and combos playing for tips along the pathways. Buy an ice cream, climb a three-story-tall rock and enjoy the city skyline.
Finally, check out the ice skaters at Wollman Skating Rink if it is still open. This rinks rebuilding thirty years ago is a real-life case study in the limitations of government bureaucracy versus the efficacy of private enterprise in executing projects and getting things done. Businessman Donald Trump, author of the popular phrase, Youre Fired, was pained by the years of mismanagement and failure of New York City in rebuilding the rink. He convinced the city to allow him to take on the project himself and got the job done in short order. Trumps telling of the story is one of the highlights of his first book, Trump: The Art of the Deal.
While watching the skaters your young daughter might ask if you might all skate yourselves. Resist the urge to say no. True, its pricey (admission, skate rental, and locker rental for one adult and three children $65), the ice is melting, yadda, yadda, yadda. You and your spouse/children/friend/significant other are tourists in world-famous Central Park in world-famous New York City. Whether this is your first visit or your twentieth, you have looked with longing at these skaters or the ones at Rockefeller Center saying Someday. Well, today is the day. Skate! We did, and let me share with you the assessment of my children:
Best day ever.
Update:Wollman Skating Rink is closed for the season, but the Rink at Rockefeller Center remains open thru April 18th.
See also:
Central Park 101 from NY Budget Events Examiner
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