Brookfield Zoo

Brookfield Zoo offers an all day adventure and somethingfor everyone. The parking $8 (a little steep) and the $8 adult admission is not too bad. You can walk through the large area and see hundreds of animals. There are a lot of shaded and picnic areas and tons of reat spots for pictures. Just a tip...walk in the AM when its cool and catch the motor safari in the afternoon to make sure you caught everything. The kids meals are $6 but come with a healthy choice of fruit and milk and also come with a straw/cup and a slinky as a prize. Not bad and these make great souveniers. The sodas do not have lids or straws so bring your own for easy travel! Also, there was a store up front that had shirts half off so we were able to get tshirts for each child for only $8 each. Not bad. My kids loved checking out the baby polar bear and giraffe...a favorite for my kids!

Brookfield Zoo has been a pioneer in it's field. It doesn't have the "cage-like" atmosphere that many American zoos currently have. While it isn't as spectacular as the San Diego Zoo in California, it is still a marvel of the Midwest. The Art Deco architecture is a real treat, as are the integrated environments that house the animals. You can literally walk through a rain forest setting, and see the monkeys from the tree tops (3 stories up) and visit meerkats in a desert setting, while learning what it takes to survive in the desert. There are educational exhibits along the way for children and adults alike that are interactive and lend depth to a visit to the zoo. In warm months there are peacocks that traverse the park and Canadian geese in the ponds. You will also see native birds and animals (squirrels) in this park-like setting. It is well worth the visit. The only thing that I found that is a detractor, is that the ventilation systems in some of the buildings are old (some of the buildings are literally from the 30's). So sometimes, it can be a bit "ripe." We enjoyed our day so much that we bought an annual pass and take our 2 year-old daughter often. She really enjoys the dolphin exhibit and the pachyderm exhibit. :) Enjoy!

We went here! Monta and Grant and me!..took so many cute pictures! OOOO and the food was so good!..very nice zoo and everyone was so nice...alot of shops and we walked for hours!..spent almost the whole day here! well worth the drive...yes, I would go back!

The Brookfield Zoo has many interesting areas, but I definitly recommend the Reptile House. It was awesome. My favorite part was traversing the place with their tram system. It'll zip you on over to any place in the zoo.

My husband and I went to this zoo for the first time several years ago, before the marriage and two kids. We loved it! I won't usually go to our zoo in Detroit because it's depressing. The cages are too small and the animals look unhappy. My 4 year old son who loves to go to the zoo calls it "the bad zoo." I can't wait to take him to the brookfield zoo in a couple of weeks. In my opinion, it is the top reason to revisit the Chicago area. If you drive there it's about 20 minutes outside the city and it can be reached with public transportation for around five bucks. The zoo has its own stop on the Metra rail. It also has a tram that will take you to the different exhibits, which is worth it when your little ones get tired.

This place is huge with so many intresting animals. If you stop by check out the SWAMP and LIVING COAST. Or one of my big time favorites the REPTILE HOUSE.