20/44.- Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo, Lion

Founded in 1868, the Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest in the United States. Perhaps best of all, it's free! The zoo has everything you'd expect out of a major urban zoo, with a wide variety of animals. There are also paddle boats that one can rent for a trip around the little lagoon. The zoo is particularly popular with children, with two parts, the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo and the Farm-in-the-Zoo, devoted especially to kids. (Of course, that also means the zoo can get very noisy and crowded, particularly on weekends when the weather is nice!)

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