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3300 Golf Road
Brookfield, IL 60513-1095
United States
Toll-Free: 800-688-4686
Phone: 708-688-8000
Fax: 708-485-3532
Description:
Brookfield Zoo opened June 30, 1934. The 216-acre zoo, located in suburban Brookfield, Illinois, is known throughout the world for its innovative naturalistic, multi-species exhibits and its international role in animal breeding and conservation. Brookfield Zoo is devoted to helping people develop a sustainable and harmonious relationship with nature. To achieve this, the zoo provides for the recreation and education of people, the conservation of wildlife, and the discovery of biological knowledge. Assisting Brookfield Zoo in these endeavors is its animal collection, which consists of approximately 136 species of mammals, 131 species of birds, 101 species of reptiles, 24 species of amphibians, 24 species of fish, and 20 species of invertebrates. The animals inhabit naturalistic exhibits reminiscent of their native habitats. Exhibits include Regenstein Wolf Woods, Hamill Family Play Zoo, Habitat Africa! The Forest, The Living Coast: A World of Surprising Connections, The Swamp: Wonders of Our Wetlands, Salt Creek Wilderness, Tropic World: A Primate’s Journey, The Fragile Kingdom, Habitat Africa! The Savannah, and Seven Seas Panorama. The zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with special summer hours of 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Indoor animal exhibits close one half hour before the zoo closes.) Guests can tour the zoo via motorized safari rides from late spring through early fall. Admission is $11 for adults and $7 for children ages 3-11 and seniors 65 and over. Children 2 and under are free. From October through March on Tuesdays and Thursdays, admission is free. Car parking is $8; bus parking is $10.75 (a Cook County parking tax is included). Open every day of the year, Brookfield Zoo is located at First Avenue and 31st Street in Brookfield, Ill., just 14 miles west of downtown Chicago. The zoo is accessible via the Stevenson (I-55) and Eisenhower (I-290) expressways, Tri-State Tollway (I-294), Metra commuter line, and PACE bus service. For additional information about the Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo.
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