Lincoln Park Conservatory
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🌷 Garden · Chicago
1 hours · Free · Check website for reservations
- 🚗About 50 min driveFrom Naperville · Parking: Zoo lot (about $20–35) or Stockton Dr street parking; bus 151 / 156
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Fine on cold days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring
A Victorian glass conservatory beside the zoo, four rooms you can see in half an hour: palms, ferns, orchids, and a fish pond. The perfect place to thaw out after a freezing walk through the zoo in winter, and the formal French garden out front has a big fountain in summer.
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