After being in Washington DC for the weekend, I headed up for a few days in New York City and of course had to take a trip out to the Bronx Zoo! The Bronx Zoo is one of the largest in the US and certainly must be amongst the oldest zoos in the US being opened in 1899, and is home to over 600 species. My visit to the zoo easily filled the whole day – I arrived shortly before opening and there were already others also waiting when I got there. The zoo is pretty easy to get to, I took the subway and then walked approximately 10minutes from the stop (E 180 Street) – the zoo is huge so I sure got a lot of steps that day!