Lincoln Park Zoo (2026) (Part 2)
Published on HivePostify by @byzantinecat · Sat Aug 08 2026
Hey!
Here's the second part of my 2026 Lincoln Park Zoo post. The first portion covered the main zoo while this part shares my pictures of the farm-in-the-zoo, nature boardwalk, and gift shop.
For reference, these are all of my Chicago-related posts:
B1: [Chicago Overview, CityPASS, & Millennium Park](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/chicago-overview-citypass-and-millennium-park)
B2: [Field Museum of Natural History](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/field-museum-of-natural-history)
B3: [Shedd Aquarium](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/shedd-aquarium)
B4: [Museum of Science and Industry](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/museum-of-science-and-industry)
B5: [Art Institute of Chicago (Part 1)](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/art-institute-of-chicago-part-1)
B6: [Art Institute of Chicago (Part 2)](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/art-institute-of-chicago-part-2)
B7: [Lincoln Park Zoo (2026) (Part 1)](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/lincoln-park-zoo-2026-part-1)
B8: Lincoln Park Zoo (2026) (part 2) (this post)
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FARM-IN-THE-ZOO
The farm opens at 8 AM but even when I visited at 9:30 AM there were barely any animals around. I saw two horses and the rear ends of some goats. The bunnies, cows, and chickens were nowhere in sight!
Not worth the $3. Many science museums have these wind machines available for free!
Pony Equus caballus
Domestic Goat Capra hircus
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NATURE BOARDWALK
Ulysses S. Grant Monument
Peoples Gas Education Pavilion
Probably a Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Canada Geese Branta canadensis
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus
Probably a House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
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OTHER
Lion sculpture located outside the East Gate
Sculpture and fountain near the Primate House
Endangered Species Carousel
Train Adventure
VR Add-on Experience
Landmark Cafe
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FLORA
Probably Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus
Probably Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata
Probably Salmon Sheen Daylily Hemerocallis 'Salmon Sheen'
Probably Red Hot Poker Kniphofia
Probably Little Grapette Daylily Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette'
Possibly Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls'
Possibly Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Probably Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
Possibly Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia 'Brido'
Possibly Showy Stonecrop Sedum spectabile
Snow King Globe Thistle Echinops gmelinii 'Snow King'
A bumblebee pollinating what is probably Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea
Probably an Orange Daylily Hemerocallis fulva
Probably Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa
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