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Lincoln Park Zoo
Events (5) Lambs Farm
Visit the farmyard and attractions, pet shop, café and bakery, country store and thrift shop while experiencing the farm's mission of serving...
Events (2) Brookfield Zoo
This 216-acre zoo has more than 2,000 animals. Find wolves in their natural habitat, learn about recycling, meet penguins and visit a swamp. If that's...
Events (2) John G. Shedd Aquarium
Visitors can discover the dolphins and whales in the Oceanarium and get a view from below after watching the aquatic show. In the Polar Play Zone, kids...
Comments (2) Events (1) ReptileFest
ReptileFest features hundreds of animals for visitors to touch, hold and look at. No animals are for sale. It's a family-oriented event with lots of...
Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm
Families can enjoy a tractor pulled hayrack ride, animated Haunted Barn and Fun Barn, pig races and petting zoo. Also featuring a corn maze, pumpkin...
Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch
Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch and choose from pumpkins, squash and gourds. Afterward, visit the four-acre corn maze. Then shell, crack and mill...
Didier Farms
Greenhouse is open mid-April to August 1 with homegrown annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs. Farmstand opens July 12 with homegrown vegetables...
Johansen Farms
Walk through the pumpkin patch of over 25,000 pumpkins on the way to the children's zoo where over 500 animals are waiting. Hayrides, pony rides (weekends...
Riegel Farm & Conservation Center
This site has a barn and picnic areas. The petting zoo has a diverse group of animals, including exotic birds, snakes and an alligator. Birthday parties,...
