Chomp. Chomp!
Divide the Zoo by your mood.
Here are five Zoo tours perfect for a quick trip or a longer trek. The numbers
refer to areas on the map. If you want more details about each numbered area, see
Tour No. 3, the Circle Tour, which lists the Zoo director’s tips for each area.
Ready
for
across
entire Zoo?
1, 5,
8 an adventure
Ready
for anthe
adventure
across the Zoo? 1, 5, 8
Start out at No.1 (Humboldt penguins), stop at No.5 (big cats), and hike over to No. 8 (bears). Count how many animals you can see on the
way from the start of your journey to the end. (Note to parents: It’s a long walk from the penguins to the bears…perfect for tiring out rambunctious kids!)
Start out at No.1 (Humboldt penguins), stop at No. 5 (big cats), and hike over to No. 8 (bears). Count how
animals you can see on the way from the start of your journey to the end. (Note to parents: It’s a long
15, 10, 11
Is it raining or many
snowing
and
you
wantfor to
stay
dry?kids!)
walk
from the penguins
to the
bears…perfect
tiring out
rambunctious
Delve into summer-like environments in No. 15 (Herb & Nada Mahler Family Aviary), warm up with desert habitats next to lake and river
Zoo director Chuck Wikenhauser greets his favorite birds (left), the Humboldt penguins.
15, 10, 11
Raining or snowing? Want to stay dry?
aquariums at No. 10 (Aquatic & Reptile Center), and peek into an African rain forest at No.11 (Apes of Africa, gorillas and bonobos). You’ll get
a sunny disposition inside these buildings.
4, 16, 5
Want some hands-on
fun? environments in No. 15 (Herb & Nada Mahler Family Aviary), warm3,
Delve into summer-like
up with desert
Summer: Pet a porcupine or feed
a curious
at No.
3 (Northwestern
Farm).
Feed a tall
giraffe
at No.
(giraffe
encounter;
habitats
nextgoat
to lake
and
river aquariumsMutual
at No. Family
10 (Aquatic
& Reptile
Center),
and
peek4 into
an African
rain
must be reserved; extra fee). Winter:
Hear
animal
heartbeats,
find
out
what
animal
doctors
(veterinarians)
do
and
possibly
see
animals
being
forest at No.11 (Apes of Africa, gorillas and bonobos). You’ll get a sunny disposition inside these buildings.
treated at No. 16 (Animal Health Center’s Holz Family Foundation Learning Center). Search for clues at No. 5 in the children’s area of the
3, 4, 5, 16
Ready to ride?
Want some hands-on fun?
Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country, where you also can watch a video of the Zoo’s 2009 tiger cubs.
2, 7, 3, 18, 17
Summer:
Pet a porcupine
or feedsponsored
a curious goat
at No. 3Waterpack
(Northwestern
Mutual
Family
Farm).
Feed
Hop on board No. 2 (Penzeys Spices
Carousel),
No. 7 (Sky Safari,
by Kalahari
Resort,
or nearby
pony
rides),
No.a 3tall
(camel
giraffe
at No.
4 (giraffe
encounter;
must
reserved;
extra
fee). Search
clues at No.
5 in the children’s
area
rides in the farm), and No.18 (North
Shore
Bank
Safari Train).
You can
seebe
lots
of the Zoo
without
walkingfor
anywhere!
Remember
the Zoomobile!
of
the
Florence
Mila
Borchert
Big
Cat
Country,
where
you
also
can
watch
a
video
of
the
Zoo’s
2009
tiger
cubs.
Take a ride in this open-air tram (No. 17) for a 25-minute guided tour of the Zoo. (Most rides are open only during warm weather.)
Winter: Hear animal heartbeats, find out what animal doctors (veterinarians) do and possibly see animals
being treated at No. 16 (Animal Health Center’s Holz Family Foundation Learning Center).
9, 11, 14, 13
Animals just want to have fun!
2, 3, 7, 18, 17
Ready to ride?
9, 11, 13, 14
Animals just want to have fun!
Head to the west end of the Zoo for No. 9 (the playful otters in the Small Mammals Building). Then make your way over to No. 11 (Mahal the
baby orangutan in Primates of the World). If it’s the warm-weather season, don’t miss the entertaining seals and sea lions at No. 14 (MillerCoors
Oceans of Fun Seal/Sea Lion Show) and, next door, No. 13 (Macaque Island’s frisky snow monkeys). (Note to Parents: The baby orangutan,
Hop onkids
board
No.
2 (Penzeys
Spices
No. 3 (camel rides in the farm), No. 7 (Sky Safari, sponsored
otters and seals/sea lions will impress
with
even
the shortest
of Carousel),
attention spans.)
by Kalahari Waterpark Resort, or nearby pony rides), and No.18 (North Shore Bank Safari Train). You can
see lots of the Zoo without walking! Remember the National City Zoomobile! Take a ride in this open-air
tram (No. 17) for a 25-minute guided Zoo tour. (Most rides are open only during warm weather.)
Head to the west end of the Zoo for No. 9 (the playful otters in the Small Mammals Building). Then make
your way over to No. 11 (Mahal the baby orangutan in Primates of the World). If it’s the warm-weather season,
don’t miss the entertaining seals and sea lions at No. 14 (MillerCoors Oceans of Fun Seal/Sea Lion Show) and,
next door, No. 13 (Macaque Island’s frisky snow monkeys). (Note to Parents: The baby orangutan, otters
and seals/sea lions will impress kids with even the shortest of attention spans.)
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Big
South Cats
America
Macaque
Island
w
Seal & Sea Lions
African
Waterhole
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Africa
Hippo
Snow
Leopard
Warthog
Birds
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Flamingo
Café
Animal
Health
Annex
Flamingos
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2
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Ba Goat
Yard
y
Humboldt
Penguins
3
Camel
Ride
3
Northwestern
Mutual Family
Farm
Birds of
Prey
Theater
Elephant
4
Giraffe
Kangaroo
Emu
Wolf
Woods
Rhino
Primates & Apes
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q
Special Exhibits
Sky Ride
Camel Red
Panda
8
Polar
Bear
Brown
Bear
Moose Yard
8
Lakeview Place Asiatic
Bear
Restaurant
7
8
Prairie Black
Dogs Bear
ARC
Theatre
Fish, Frogs, Snakes, etc.
Elk
Small Mammals:
otters, bats,
night animals, etc.
Caribou
Grizzly
Bear
8
Lake Evinrude
Birds
Without
Borders
Deck
8
Dall
Sheep
Walk-In
Entrance
Parking
Mood Tour
Zoo Adventure
Stay Dry
hands-on Fun
Rides
Playful animals
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U.S. Bank
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Entrance
Parking
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