Roger Williams Park and Zoo

Roger Williams Park and Zoo Review

At this regal 430-acre Victorian park you can picnic, feed the ducks in the lakes, rent a paddleboat or miniature speedboat, or ride a pony. At Carousel Village, kids can ride the vintage carousel or a miniature train. The Museum of Natural History and Cormack Planetarium are also here; the Tennis Center has Rhode Island's only public clay courts. More than 950 animals of 160 different species live at the zoo, which opened in 1872. From downtown, take Interstate 95 south to U.S. 1 south (Elmwood Avenue); the park entrance is the first left turn.