When visiting my grandsons in MA, we decided to take the children to the Buttonwood Park Zoo. The zoo was decorated with Halloween themes while we were there, inflated ghosts, spiders, houses etc. it was very well planned and laid out. There was a hay bale maze that my 4 year old grandson loved and his 2 year old brothers... more

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised when I took my two-year-old to the Buttonwood Zoo. The Zoo is very small and compact in comparison to other zoos in the area such as Roger Williams and Franklin Park. Don’t let the size fool you; The Buttonwood Zoo has a wide variety of animals including seals, elephants, bears and... more

It's not a big zoo .. but it's enough. My kids love it. In fact .. I stopped my RW Zoo membership and purchased the Buttonwood Zoo membership instead. It's small .. but everything in the zoo is viewable. My kids love the otter .. and she had babies this year. They have events during the year. Pumpkins, train rides,... more

Buttonwood Park Zoo is big enough to be entertaining and not large enough to be overwhelming. It is aimed at children with train rides and a "farm" for them to see the animals. There are also elephants, bears, otters, bison and much more! Weekends can be very busy at the zoo, but parking is always sufficient and the staff are... more