Cosley Zoo
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🦒 Zoo · Wheaton
1.5 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 15 min driveFrom Naperville · Parking: Free zoo lot (1356 N Gary Ave)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
The Wheaton Park District's 5-acre zoo, home only to Illinois native and farm animals: deer, bobcats, foxes, owls, dairy cows, chickens, and a pond full of ducks. One hour covers it, admission is a few dollars, and it's a two-year-old's first zoo.
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