Just a few minutes north of Chicago, the beautiful Lincoln Park Zoo takes you to a whole different world without ever leaving the Windy City. You can almost forget where you are as you marvel at the many exotic animal species found at Chicago’s largest zoo. Plus, there’s so much to see and learn at Lincoln Park Zoo you can spend a whole day there.

From exotic animals, to train rides to interactive exhibits, Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo has everything you need to spend an unforgettable day while visiting the Windy City. Start your day with a walk around Hope B. McCormick Swan Pond or, check out the Antelope and Zebra area. And, if you’re there on a Sunday morning, enjoy a delicious breakfast at The Patio at Café Brauer, where you can have some pancakes, waffles, or even breakfast burritos before you begin your walk around the zoo.

Your children will also love the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel, where they will get to ride a beautifully handcrafted wooden replica of many of the animals that call Lincoln Park Zoo their home. Or they can enjoy the LPZoo Express, a fun train ride for kids ages 3 to 12. And visitors of all ages will take pleasure in Lincoln Park Zoo’s Farm-in-the-zoo exhibit. This interactive exhibit showcases farm animals from cows to ponies, that can be fed and touched.

After a quick lunch at the zoo’s Park Place Café, guests can head on over to the Blum-Kovler Penguin and Seabird House, or check out the lovely Flamingo Habitat. Plus, nobody should miss the opportunity to visit Regenstein’s African Journey. This amazing zoo exhibit brings the wonders of the Dark Continent to Chicago, with impressive animals like giraffes, ostriches and aardvarks as well as huge rhinoceroses and amazing groups of colorful fish.

Lincoln Park Zoo also offers many learning exhibits where you can get some fun facts about the interesting animals that are found there. And of course, you can end your fun-filled day at the zoo with some yummy ice cream from Safari Café before you head for the souvenir shop.