Open mid April- mid October, Southwick's Zoo is one of the biggest and best Zoo's around Boston. With pathways leading you throughout the zoo's themed areas, you'll be hard pressed not to have fun. Kids flock to the petting zoo where parents spend time trying to get them to move on to something else, and adults love the giraffe habitat where the area really looks like a giraffe's natural habitat. a few rides add to the fun for the little ones, and concession stands sprinkled throughout make traveling light a cinch.