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Lenoir Preserve, zoo or aquarium in Yonkers
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Zoos & Aquariums

Lenoir Preserve

📍 Yonkers, NY
4.5(330 Google)
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Hours
  • Monday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Friday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers offers a 40-acre nature outing overlooking the Hudson River. You and your grandchild can stop inside the Nature Center to explore its nature exhibits, then head out along woodland and field paths. In the summer, visit the butterfly and hummingbird garden and look for aquatic insects at the dragonfly pond. During spring and autumn, you can watch hawk migrations overhead. The grounds also host imported trees that provide shelter for wildlife like owls and woodpeckers.

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Hours, prices, programs, and accessibility can change. Confirm time-sensitive details with the venue before leaving.

Grandparent-Friendly Details

Noise level
Usually moderate noise
Typical visit
Usually about 2.5hr

Typical for this kind of place. Not recorded for this venue.

Fun Things to Do Here

Ideas to make the most of your visit to Lenoir Preserve

Animal Bingo
Spot: a sleeping animal, one eating, one near water, one with babies, and the biggest animal you see all day.
Animal Olympics
Debate: which animal in the zoo would win at running? Swimming? Climbing? Best argument wins.
Sketch an Animal
Bring a small notebook. Spend 5 minutes sketching one animal each. No talent required — effort counts.
Zookeeper Questions
Make up what you think the zookeeper's daily job involves. What's the hardest part? The best part?
Feeding Time Watch
Find out what time a feeding happens before you arrive and make it the anchor of the day.
Free printable: Zoo Animal Bingo
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Budget & Insider Tips

Grandparent Money Tips
  • •Annual memberships pay for themselves in 2 visits and often include reciprocal entry at other zoos and aquariums nationwide.
  • •Pack your own snacks — zoo food runs 3x the normal price. Most allow outside food at designated picnic areas.
  • •Many zoos offer AARP member discounts alongside military pricing — check before booking online.

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