My wife and I took my 2.5 year old daughter and 6.5 year old son to LPZ on Sunday July 20. I don't know why but I was not expecting much (always using the St. Louis Zoo as a barometer). All of us loved the zoo, it was very clean and easy to navigate. My kids loved the paddle boat swans and the "Farm at the Zoo". The Cat house is ...
With young kids in tow we headed off to the LP zoo and while the free admission was a plus, the kids became tired and agitated when we couldnt find the animals.We went exhibit to exhibit and most of the cages were empty! A positive about this zoo was that it was in walking distance to the beach so when we got tired of the zoo we headed to the ...
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i moved south, i miss my zoo in the city!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/15/07
I always loved LPZoo as a child and as an adult! The greatest part of the zoo experience here would have to be the extrordinary care the keepers and all the zoo staff give to the animals . The animals look healthy and happy. Best of all this zoo keeps under privledged families in mind by not charging admission. I grew up in Chicago in the less than ...
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Free Zoo!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/16/07
Cons: Parking lot fills up quickly. If able to get on lot, rate will be $14.00 for up to 3 hours. Quite a bit of garbage on paths and grassy areas. Food and beverages add up quickly. Our family of 6 had lunch for over $30.00
Pros: Free! Parking meters on streets surrounding park is $1.00 for 2 hours. Friendly staff. Wonderful exhibits and animals. Can bring in lunch, snacks, beverages.
Very clean and extremely cheap for the animals they have! Only thing you have to pay for is parking.. We paid about 15 dollars for 4 hours.
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Great Price (Free)
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/09/06
I love Lincoln Park Zoo, I have been going since I wsa a kid. It is completely free and I has great animals. This summer My boyfriend came to Chicago and we went to the zoo and had a ball, we went paddle boating, went to the petting Zoo and had ice cream. It is in a great location, right off the lake.
Parking for the zoo is really steep, but when you consider that the zoo is free it works itself out, esp if you have a carload of people. There are a lot of animals, but the enclosures for a lot of the big cats seemed small. We went on a hot day and there is not a lot of shade or air conditioned places. There were nicely decorated water ...