
Free things to do in Chicago, Illinois: a zoo, a conservatory, a garden, museums and a national park site, plus which big names are not free.
Lincoln Park is a nature-focused neighborhood named for its park, which runs about seven miles along Lake Michigan. The park holds North Avenue Beach, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Chicago History Museum, a historic free conservatory and the free Lincoln Park Zoo. The Armitage and Halsted area adds shops and restaurants.
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