Nice park with beautiful trees and green space along the lake. Toilets and benches available, with…read morevarious winding paths both paved and gravel. Nice to check out while passing through.

This park is a nice patch of grass at Enge on the edge of Lake Zurich. In the summer months, there…read moreare tons of people laid out on the grass sunbathing, having picnics, throwing Frisbees around, or just chilling with their dogs. You can also wade into the lake for a swim, although it's not so convenient to go in from all the large rocks because it's not a proper swimming area. But it's free to enter from here, so lots of people go for a dip. In the cooler months, it's still nice for a stroll to watch the birds swimming in the lake. There are various ducks and swans swimming about and the occasional fisherman, although I've never seen anyone catch anything here.

Well worth the visit - Zurich Zoo is more of a conservation project than zoo. A 10-15 minute drive…read morefrom downtown, the Zoo is situated on a terraced slope so you have several small hills to navigate. The Zoo stretches over a fairly large park with smaller focused areas with animal specific regions. Signage is pretty good plus they give you a map. There is a very impressive atrium, Masoala Rainforest, with lush tropical vegetation, animals and a waterfall. There is also a canopy top observation point accessible via a circular staircase. They have zebras, giraffes, elephants (to name a few) in large indoor and outdoor spaces. There is an aquarium area, with penguins, plus petting areas with goats and kid friendly zones. There is also a little train that you can ride around to see some of the exhibits. Definitely worth the trip, allow 3-4 hours minimum if you want to see most of the exhibits.

Great place to spend a few hours on a nice day. I visited with my husband and three kids. We…read morepurchased the family pass for 73 CHF which admitted two adults and as many of your own kids, age 6-15, as you have. This worked out to be about 20 CHF cheaper than individual tickets. We purchased at the ticket booth but you can also save a little more by purchasing online. Prices are on par with any big city zoo I've ever been to. This zoo is large, clean and well thought out. There are childrens play areas spread throughout. The animal enclosures are, for the most part, large with spaces for the animals to get away from the crowds. There is plenty of shade throughout the zoo. We drove here and found paid street parking easily. There is public transportation nearby and also a place to park your bicycles.

This is a great free wild anima. There is a traditional Mongolian Yurt for kids to discover,…read morehorses, deer, wolves, moose, deer, and bears. There is also a playground and a separate play area for kids to run about. Most everything is written in german so not really all that educational for older English speaking kids. There is an average restaurant onsite. The park is split by a road but there is a pedestrian bridge that connects both sides. The only negatives are getting there. If you drive, prepare to pay 10chf to park. If you take the train prepare to walk quite a ways before seeing any animals. If you take the S4 it is an additional 25 min walk from the stop to the park.

This place is very perfect for the kids. The animals have a natural space to be in which feels…read moreunlike a regular zoo. There's food and two play areas for the kids. A great way to spend an afternoon!

I've passed by the outside of here tons of times and never went in because I thought you had to…read morepay, but last Sunday, my friend took me around to the back and we could look at the birds for free. I didn't know the back was open, and you could see all the birds in their pens. :D Maybe one day we check out the inside when they are open, too. It's always cool to look at birds. There are a lot of different kinds of birds from all over the world on display. It was kind of cool to see the different species, some mixed in the same pen even though they were from different continents. My favorites were the toucans with the large beaks (reminded me of Fruit Loops and Toucan Sam!) and these interesting birds with totally long legs. I forget the name of the bird, but when they sat down, they looked normal, but when they stood up, they had these long, spindely legs! So funny to look at! They also had really long, thin black beaks and a very large wing span. The sad thing about all animals in captivity is that--well, they are in captivity. The toucans didn't have enough space in their cage to fly, and they just flew back and forth between two branches that were close to each other. It only took them one second to fly to each branch, which was nothing. The other birds were smaller and had larger cages, so I guess they had a bit more room to roam about. I wonder if they realize that they are caged up. Like, is it true what they say about bird brains? Hopefully they are too dumb to realize that they are locked up and don't feel that they are trapped. Or else it would be really sad. My friend thought the toucans would be aware of their situation, but maybe not the smaller birds. I would equate it to being stuck at home or in my living room my whole life and not able to go out. :(

Perfect size zoo for the younger children and for parents too ;)…read moreLots to see and touch and feed. Easy to spend half the day there and then walk over to old town and enjoy the picturesque lakeside village of Rapperswil

A nice little children's zoo…read more The elephant ride is definitely the highlight. Children cannot go on the ride without adults. The ride is 2Fr per person regardless of age. I don't recommend children under 2 for his ride. The adult elephants are very high, could get a little scary for the smaller kids. The camel rides have a age limit of 3. The elephant feeding is fun too. The zoo provides chopped apples that you can hand to the elephant. They take them out of your hand with their trunk and eat it...so cool! The nicest part of the zoo is the giraffe stand. Where you can walk to the top and be face to face with the giraffes inches away and watch them feed out of a box. They are docile and friendly animals, real gentle giants. The zoo not big so walkable without a stroller. Kids under 4 are free.