425 Hawthorn Street
New Bedford , MA , 02740

Phone: (508) 991-6178

Website

Buttonwood Park Zoo (BPZ), owned and operated by the City of New Bedford, features a variety of animals native to Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America. BPZ is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and has been called “one of the finest small zoos in the United States” by that organization.

Free parking.

Machine 5: is across from the admission desk and is free to use. When walking through front door, turn immediately to the right. Designs are:
Need scan/ photo of designs on a plain white background.
1) Bear - facing left
2) River Otter
3) Tree Sloth
4) Red Panda

Token machine 1: is after the paid entry area.
Need scan/ photo of tokens, front and back, on a plain white background.
1) Red Panda,
2) Wolf
3) Seal
4) Elephants.
Rear- 'Buttonwood Park Zoo New Bedford, MA', Outline of a Bear with birds flying over, fish under logo.

Retired machines/ designs.

Retired 1 and 2: 1) Asian Elephant, 2) Bald Eagle, 3) Raccoon.
Retired 3: 1) Cougar, 2) White-Tailed Deer, 3) Black Bear,
Retired 4: 1) Bear, 2) Elephant, 3) Elk, 4) Mountain Lion.

8/16/25: Both machine's still there. Penny machine takes $1 bills or card. Card will get you all 4 designs. TSB

7/21/2026: Machine converted to zinc blanks from cleaned circulated pennies. Rolling decent. Coin must have got stuck as I was rolling, machine made funny noise, would not dispense any more blanks. Notified staff, not sure when it will be fixed. All 4 tokens dispensing, admission not needed to access. -KJB#5606