Free Admission to Franklin Park Zoo
Sun Nov 1
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TrendyBoston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin Park Zoo
Every day at 5pm from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8
Roxbury, Boston
⏱️Plan for about sixty to ninety minutes to walk through the entire course.
🎫Online advance ticket purchase is required for Boston Lights.
🚗Rideshares have a designated drop-off and pick-up location in front of the Zebra Entrance.
Great white sharks, penguins and luminous flowers shine across coastal South African lantern displays at Franklin Park Zoo, where visitors walk among handcrafted sculptures rooted in ancient Chinese tradition.
Coastal South Africa lanterns
Hundred-foot tunnels
Handcrafted Chinese tradition
They recommend it:
Saturday, October 31, 5:00 PM
$31.95
Nature Spots
TrendyBoston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin Park Zoo
Every day at 5pm from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8
Roxbury, Boston
⏱️Plan for about sixty to ninety minutes to walk through the entire course.
🎫Online advance ticket purchase is required for Boston Lights.
🚗Rideshares have a designated drop-off and pick-up location in front of the Zebra Entrance.
Great white sharks, penguins and luminous flowers shine across coastal South African lantern displays at Franklin Park Zoo, where visitors walk among handcrafted sculptures rooted in ancient Chinese tradition.
Coastal South Africa lanterns
Hundred-foot tunnels
Handcrafted Chinese tradition
They recommend it:
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- Coastal South Africa lanterns
- Hundred-foot tunnels
- Handcrafted Chinese tradition
- Franklin Park Zoo
- Roxbury
- Boston
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