How To Get Free Passes To Beardsley Zoo

In day two of thirty things to do in thirty days we are heading to our neighbors next door in Bridgeport. Just over the Stratford line is the only zoo in Connecticut. Bridgeports Beardsley Zoo is a small zoo but it’s the perfect size for children. You can walk the entire zoo in about ninety minutes and see:

Birds

• Condors
• Eagles
• Egrets
• Vultures
• Ravens
• Swans

Mammals

• Bears
• Bison
• Monkeys
• Wolves (My personal favorite)
• Reindeer

Insects

• Beetles
• Bees
• Walking Sticks
• Praying Mantis’ (They are amazing)

Amphibians

• Tree Frogs
• Newts
• Poison Dart Frogs (My wife favorite)
• Waxy Monkey Frogs

Reptiles

• Boa Constrictors
• Box Turtles
• Iguanas
• Alligators
• Anacondas

And many many more animals

The animals are not the only draw though. I also really enjoy the greenhouse near the zoos entrance. It’s usually pretty empty in there. They have some really neat stuff. Sorry, I can’t tell you any of the names. I just think the building looks and smells great inside.

My sons always want to go on the carousel . Rides are dirt cheap at a dollar. The kids love it and ask to go for a ride on the carousels classic horses every time.

Don’t skip the petting zoo if you have kids in tow. They will love it. Get there early though. The animals are only fed so much food a day and when the food vending machines run out there is no more feeding the animals. Without food to offer most of the animals wont come anywhere near you.

Now I know you’re here about the free passes . I’ll quit stalling. Free passes to Beardsley Zoo are available to Stratford CT residents. You can borrow them from the Stratford library for up to three days. Here is a link with more information.

Have fun at the zoo. Come back tomorrow and check out my favorite park to bring the kids to . It had a new playground for the kids in 2008. My wife and I had our wedding pictures taken there. Watch out for the slide that turns left and right. I went down it and much to the amusement of my wife and kids got my butt kicked. If you’re over two hundred pounds like me than leave that one for the kids.