Description:
Named after the mother of Marathi king Shivaji, Rani Jijamata Udyan houses the Mumbai Zoo. The Gardens were laid out in 1861. It has many rare and endangered species of animals and birds. The gardens boast of scores of trees, some of which are really old. Within the gardens is the Albert museum that houses a host of local archaeological finds among which merits a huge stone elephant at the entrance, which was found in 1864 at Gharapuri or the Elephanta Island.
