River Park Playground

However excitement-filled a trip to the Bronx Zoo may be, the sight of this park—ideally situated near the zoo’s Asia Gate entrance—makes little hearts skip a beat. A much-needed makeover in 2007 gave it safe flooring, new swings, slides and sprinklers, and two impressive climbing structures: a huge spiderweb and a jagged complex of rocks that reward adventurous climbers with a bird’s eye view of the leafy surroundings.