#3- Brookfield Zoo

      My number three spot goes to the Brookfield Zoo. The Brookfield Zoo is located at 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield, IL. This zoo is also open 365 days a year. This zoo is not free, the admission for adults are $13.50 and for children and seniors $9.50. You also have to pay for parking as well which is around $9.00 plus tax. To do some of the activities in the zoo you must purchase some tickets. The have dolphin shows, a children zoo, wild encounters where you go behind the scenes to see animals and they also have a motor safari where you get on a trolley and ride around the zoo. This zoo has different areas that you can explore, such as the Australia house, the fragile desert, feathers and scales, great bear wilderness, the pachyderm house, seven seas, the swamp and many more. Brookfield Zoo has a lot of animals. They have about 450 species of animals. The zoo covers 216 acres of land. This is the largest zoo out of the two zoos that are in Chicago. They have an events coming up at the zoo called Holiday Magic, Breakfast with Santa, Holiday Brunch and also on New Year’s Eve they have an event called Zoo Year’s Eve where they have a big celebration. With the Brookfield Zoo, the animals are all active and interacting with the people that work at the Zoo. I have been to this zoo plenty of times and this is my favorite zoo.  So I hope you can go visit and enjoy it as well.

#4- Lincoln Park Zoo

         My number four spot goes to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. This is a place people love to go during the summer time. As you walk in you can smell certain animals. If you have a weak stomach, this is something you probably can’t do. The smell is not that bad though. Lincoln Park Zoo is located at 2200 North Cannon Drive in Lincoln, IL. The admission at this zoo is free, that is the best part about this zoo. This zoo is the oldest out of the zoos and is open 365 days a year. There are a lot of things coming up at this zoo. They are having an event called ZooLights. This is an event you don’t want to miss because you get to visit Santa, see some animals that come from all around the world, watch people do some ice carving and much more. Now about the animals, they have all kinds of animals from birds, mammals, reptiles, to amphibians. They always have new arrivals at the zoo. They offer a lot of exhibits that you can go to, to see different animals. You always learn something that you already didn’t know at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Some of the exhibits that they have are called Helen Brach Primate House. Regenstein Birds of Prey Exhibit, Kolver Sea Lion Pool, Nature Boardwalk, and many more. I believe that when you take your children to the zoo it could be a fun and educational trip. They have safari tours, where you walk around the entire zoo with one of the staff members. This could be a real interesting thing because this is where you can find out the things you don’t know. So I hope that you enjoy your trip at Lincoln Park Zoo.