Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 200 spp. present
Lincoln Park Zoo, also known as Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. It is also one of a small number of zoos to offer free admission. The zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
41.921° N 87.634° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Species present
200
speciesOpened
1868
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
May Mo[-1] - Sep Mo[1] Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:30; Sep - Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov - Mar 10:00-16:30; Apr - May 10:00-17:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +1-920-683-4685
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Lincoln Park Zoo?
Chicago, United States
Lincoln Park Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Chicago, United States. Its coordinates are 41.921° N, 87.634° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Point Pelee National Park, about 423 km away.
What animals can you see at Lincoln Park Zoo?
200 species
Citizen-science photos record 200 species at Lincoln Park Zoo, including Swan Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Chilean Flamingo, Barrow's Goldeneye and Ruddy Duck. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Lincoln Park Zoo in the wild?
Trumpeter Swan: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Lincoln Park Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Trumpeter Swan (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park), Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park) and Barrow's Goldeneye (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Yellowstone National Park).
Does Lincoln Park Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for Lincoln Park Zoo lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Lincoln Park Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1868, 13 ha
Lincoln Park Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Chicago, United States, opened in 1868 and covers about 13 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 200 species are photographed there.
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