Zoo is good , as good as a free zoo can be (not being sarcastic). Good place to show around your children . Giraffes and Zebra were looking healthy . Watch out for the weekend fair weather crowd . Then there is a good eating place inside , you will feel hungry for sure. Parking during weekend was a great... More

We enjoyed this zoo. It is pretty good for a free zoo. It is not huge but does have a little bit of everything. It had multiple "houses", ie reptiles, apes, etc. The parking cost us a fortune. It was $24. We spent about 3 hours here. We would go back again.

I was pleasantly surprised by this FREE zoo, yes free! The grounds were well-maintained & clean and there are plenty of interactive activities for children. It is very "walk-able" and the trail system in the city connects with the zoo. We made an afternoon of it and walked over the bridge to the beach. I would highly recommend this zoo... More

Not often do you get to go to a great zoo for free(except maybe in DC.)Nice size park to stroll around in,most animals in natural-like habitats.Very clean.Nice pavillions to sit and eat lunch.Well maintained gardens.It was a nice way to spend a morning.

Who would think of a free zoo of this high calibre in a major metropolitan city? Different buildings for the animals are always being improved or rebuilt.

It's wonderful that the zoo is free, but I'd rather they charged admission if it would mean they could make the exhibits larger and more comfortable for the animals. Also, I'm always surprised when zoos in extreme climates have animals clearly not meant to be there. I wonder how the lions and flamingos fare in the snow, ice, and wind... More

We went out to Lincoln Park for dinner one evening and while wasting some time before our booking went for a walk to find the zoo that required no entrance fee, with a wonderful range of animals that looked in really good condition. Wonderful to see how the zoo is built into life in Chicago. Well done!

It was a nice Zoo and FREE. It has some great animals. During my visit alot was closed down for whatever reason. But the set up was great. Not alot of food vendors open and no one to really help out. But a great self guided location.

Growing up in Chicago, some arguments are just inevitable: Sox vs. Cubs, ketchup vs. mustard on a hot dog, and Brookfield Zoo vs. Lincoln Park Zoo. I think I will go with Lincoln over Brookfield for now. Whereas the latter seems to be suffering an identity crisis of becoming an amusement park short on actual animals, the former at least... More