Lincoln Park Zoo—open every day and free!

Lincoln Park Zoo is a world of wildlife in the shadow of skyscrapers. Located within a verdant park just minutes north of Chicago, the zoo has been a natural, free oasis for generations of animal lovers, who come to hear a lion’s roar echo off nearby apartment buildings, see gorillas climb trees as the Sears Tower looms in the distance, or forget where they are as they immerse themselves in tropical rainforests, dry-thorn forests or spacious savannas.

We invite you to the wildest spot in Chicago, where each year millions of visitors marvel at wild wonders as they play and learn about the natural world in a living, breathing, roaring classroom.

Hours

April–May

10 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Memorial Day–Labor Day

Weekdays 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Weekends 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. 

September–October

10 a.m.–5 p.m.

November–March

10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo is located off Lake Shore Drive at the Fullerton Parkway exit, just minutes north of downtown Chicago. From I-94, exit at either Fullerton Parkway or North Avenue and go east.

CTA bus routes 151 or 156 both serve the zoo

For more info, www.lpzoo.org