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The Lollipop Farm, Syosset: This children's zoo, which opened in 1950, was where many of us first got introduced, either with our families or on school trips, to the animal kingdom. It had no ferocious beasts, thus no bars, so you could pet and feed straw and popcorn to the goats, giant tortoises, lambs, ducks, ponies and other animals. And if you didn't feel like walking, a miniature train would whisk you around its five acres. It closed in 1975.


CREDIT: Long Island Daily News