Lincoln Park Zoo (2026) (Part 2)

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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

B2: Field Museum of Natural History

B3: Shedd Aquarium

B4: Museum of Science and Industry

B5: Art Institute of Chicago (Part 1)

B6: Art Institute of Chicago (Part 2)

B7: Lincoln Park Zoo (2026) (Part 1)

B8: Lincoln Park Zoo (2026) (part 2) (this post)

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

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

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

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

Probably some sort of Hosta

Probably Gooseneck Loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides

A surprisingly tall dandelion or sowthistle

Possibly Rozanne Geranium
Geranium 'Rozanne'

Possibly Threadleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'

Possibly Variegated Giant Dogwood
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'

Probably Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea

Pollinated by a bee

Probably some purple variety of False Spirea

Possibly 'Haas Halo' Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas Halo'

Probably Canna 'Picasso' or Cannova Gold Leopard
Canna 'Picasso' or Canna x generalis

Probably Purple Fountain Grass
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Probably Zydeco Gold
Zinnia elegans

Probably Verbena EnduraScape 'Pink Bicolor'
Verbena peruviana

Probably a Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta

Probably a yellow Daylily
Hemerocallis

Probably a Canna Lily Cannova Mango
Canna x generalis 'Mango'

Probably a 'White Queen' Spider Flower
Cleome hassleriana

Probably Queen Anne's Lace
Daucus carota

Probably a False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides

Probably Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis

GIFT SHOP

Red Panda Youth Tee
$25

Red Panda Slippers
$37

Red Panda Swaddle
$28

Knit Animal Hat
$33

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Red Panda, Capybara, & Flamingo Themed Merchandise

Jumbo Wild Republic Red Panda Plush

I bought this magnet last year (2025). Unfortunately there were no new red panda magnets to acquire. Other zoos (like Zoo Knoxville) also have this type of magnet.

Red Panda Magnet
$9