Find Your Inner Boo

The word Boo sits on top of hay bales covered in pumpkins.

Choose Your Adventure

Two children hold hands in the costume parade

An African lion opens his mouth wide in a yawn.

Photo op at Boo! at the Zoo

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Experiences for Everyone

A bottlenose dolphin floats vertically underwater.

A child dressed in a costume rides the carousel.

Children trick-or-treat at Boo! at the Zoo

Dolphin Discovery

Carousel

Trick-or-Treat

Brookfield Zoo Chicago has a variety of animal experiences, rides, and activities that are fun for visitors of all ages.

Meet the Animals

An Amur tiger sits on a rock looking straight ahead.

Tree frog sitting on a leaf

A pink American flamingo folds its neck along its body, with its leg pulled up.

A polar bear swims through the cold water.

Three monarch butterflies, all with orange, white, and black wings, sit on a flower.

A Schmidt’s red-tailed guenon sits on a tree branch making a surprised expression, with its mouth open.

An Amur tiger sits on a rock looking straight ahead.

Tree frog sitting on a leaf

A pink American flamingo folds its neck along its body, with its leg pulled up.

A polar bear swims through the cold water.

Three monarch butterflies, all with orange, white, and black wings, sit on a flower.

A Schmidt’s red-tailed guenon sits on a tree branch making a surprised expression, with its mouth open.

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A group of children are dressed up in shark costumes.

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A girl scout looks for a place to put her ornament on a tree.

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A ring-tailed lemur sits on a fence, its large yellow eyes wide-open.

Adopt an Animal

A pale pink axolotl with feathery external gills swims in clear water.

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Penguin

Snake

Humboldt penguins steal the spotlight in new holiday movie filmed at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

From snow-dusted pathways and twinkling holiday lights to unforgettable animal encounters, Brookfield Zoo Chicago will step into the spotlight as the primary filming location for the upcoming holiday film “Christmas at the Zoo,” premiering on Tubi on November 10.

Movie poster featuring animal care specialist and entrepreneur in heartwarming holiday story.

An axolotl swims next to a pumpkin painted with a face

Two lions sitting in the sun with their heads facing in opposite directions

A young pangolin is wrapped up in its mother's tail.

Wild Facts

Tree frog sitting on a leaf

An orange and white striped clownfish swims through the water.

A close-up look at a flamingo's pink wing.

Green tree frogs are most vocal just before or during rainy weather. Their loud, croaking calls can predict storms, hence their nickname, "rain frogs."

All clownfish are actually born male and the more dominant ones will transform into female.

Flamingos aren't born pink, their color comes from eating shrimp and algae rich in beta-carotene.