Brookfield Zoo

FREE admission to the Brookfield Zoo with the Go Chicago Card or a choice with the Chicago Explorer Pass

Description

Brookfield Zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals, from aardvarks to zebras and everything in between.

The zoo features a full schedule of activities and attractions, including The Carousel featuring 72 handcrafted exotic animals, engaging special events, daily Dolphin Shows, Zoo Chats, playgrounds, water features, and more. In the recently opened Great Bear Wilderness, you can stroll over seven acres of majestic landscape and go eye to eye with North American animals like grizzly bears, polar bears, bison, wolves, and eagles for a National Park-like experience closer to home.

Present your Go Chicago Card for a free ride on The Carousel during Holiday Magic. Holiday Magic runs Saturdays and Sundays December, and all week December 26–31st.

So be sure to step into the wild at Brookfield Zoo - just a short ride west of the city – to see elephants, lions, tigers, bears and more. Topic World’s South American jungle is one of the largest indoor animal exhibits on earth. Enjoy performances by talented dolphins and check out dolphin life underwater at the very popular Seven Seas, and see sharks, corals and tiny sea creatures from the shores of Chile and Peru in The Living Coast. Get up close with farm favorites or see hawks, snakes and reindeer in the Children’s Zoo, or explore and do at Family Play Zoo.

Grab a Go Chicago Card of a Chicago Explorer Pass and enjoy free admission to one of the great things to do on a visit to the City of Chicago.

Note:

Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and managed by the Chicago Zoological Society.

Price:

Cost with the card: free

Cost without the card:
Adult (13+): $13.50
Child (3-12): $9.50

Hours:

Monday–Saturday, 9:30 am–6:00 pm;
Sunday, 9:30 am–6:00 pm 
(except between Memorial and Labor Day, then Sunday, 9:30 am–7:30 pm).

Closed:

Brookfield Zoo is open every day of the year.

Driving:

Brookfield Zoo is located at First Ave. between Ogden Ave. and 31st St. in Brookfield, 14 miles west of Chicago. Take I-290 or I-55 to the First Ave. exits. Follow the signs to the zoo’s main entrance.

Public Transportation:

Take Metra: Exit at the Zoo Stop (Hollywood Station) on the Burlington Northern line and walk four blocks northeast. By Bus: PACE bus routes 304 or route 331.

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Redemption Instructions:

Enter the zoo and go to Guest Relations window. Please present your Go Chicago Card to any ticket taker. They will validate it, return your card, and let you in.

The Go Chicago Card is accepted daily until 5:00 pm.

Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and managed by the Chicago Zoological Society.

The Go City Card is accepted until 5:30pm unless otherwise noted; during all other times standard admission will apply.