Chicago's favorite destination for kids can be the Brookfield Zoo, located on 31st Street and S. 1st Avenue. The zoo is a major source of entertainment as it hosts events and Chicago tour guides for local visitors, school groups, groups of tourists and many other visitors of a young age group. Since one of the major aspects of popularity at this venue includes various things to do such as visiting dolphin presentations, motor safaris in the zoo, wildlife encounters and much more.

The zoo is also a great place to go shopping and retire in plush restaurants in the premises. Your appetite at the zoo is obvious to lead you to the available restaurants, as even without shopping, visits to the different parts can be quite a trek. Select restaurants serve fun food, termed as "Ani-meals", and they are particularly attractive for kids visiting the venue.

Animals present at the zoo include wolves, large bears, attractive and rare birds, hoofed animals, Australian specialties, giraffes and much more, separated by different kinds of habitat zones. Habitat zones at the zoo are carefully built to suit animals in an as-far-as possible natural environment, with the primary goal of achieving suitability for the animals' lifestyles.

While visiting the zoo in Chicago, one must remember certain factors. Mainly an outdoor facility, the zoo is best visited in summer and spring seasons. Chicago can be a chilly place to be outdoors in the winters. As a result, most of the tropical animals such as the interesting alligators and other reptiles can be a rare sight.