# Lincoln Park Tickets - Lincoln Park, Chicago: what is free, what needs a ticket, and the tours > Independent guide to Lincoln Park in Chicago (the 1,208-acre lakefront park): the free Lincoln Park Zoo, the > Lincoln Park Conservatory (free with timed-entry tickets), ZooLights, the museums at the park's edge, and the bike, > walking and ghost tours sold on GetYourGuide. Not affiliated with Lincoln Park Zoo, the Chicago Park District, the > Lincoln Park Conservancy, any museum, tour operator or GetYourGuide. Not about the band Linkin Park. Site: https://lincoln-park-tickets.com Language: en (also fr, de, es, it). Country: United States (Chicago, Illinois). ## Verified facts - Lincoln Park: 1,208 acres, about seven miles along Lake Michigan from Grand Avenue to near Ardmore Avenue; renamed for Abraham Lincoln on 12 June 1865; about 20 million visitors a year. Southern part was the City Cemetery (1843); the Couch Tomb remains behind the Chicago History Museum. - Lincoln Park Zoo: admission free, no reservations needed, open 365 days a year. Gates 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; buildings 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Founded 1868. Paid parking at the East Gate (2400 N. Cannon Drive), cards only. CTA buses 151, 156. - Lincoln Park Conservatory (2391 N Stockton Dr.): free with timed-entry tickets booked in advance; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Built 1890-1895. - Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool (125 W. Fullerton Parkway): open daily 20 April-20 November, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. or dusk. - ZooLights 2026-27: 20 November-3 January 2027, 4:30-9 p.m.; every visitor needs a ticket; Free Admission Mondays most weeks, released one week ahead at 11 a.m. CT; tickets nonrefundable. - Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark St.) and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (2430 N. Cannon Dr.) are ticketed. ## Bookable tours listed on this site Booking links are GetYourGuide affiliate links (partner_id 7GG5I5H). The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/affiliate-disclosure/. Tour details are what each listing states. - Lakefront Neighborhoods Bike Tour (540 N. Lake Shore Drive), 3 hours. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/bobby-s-bike-hike-chicago-lakefront-neighborhoods-tour-t14836/ - Lincoln Park Walking Tour with Coffee & Treat (Tin Man statue, Oz Park), 2 hours. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/chicago-lincoln-park-walking-tour-with-coffee-treat-t1465647/ - Lincoln Park Haunted History Ghost Walk (Chicago History Museum, Clark Street), 2.5 hours. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/lincoln-park-haunted-history-walking-ghost-tour-t646974/ - Amazing Lakefront Bike Tour (34 S. Michigan Ave, opposite Millennium Park), 2 hours. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/chicago-amazing-lakefront-bike-tour-t14612/ - Embers of the Windy City Ghost Walk (Tin Man statue, Oz Park), 1 hour. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/chicago-ghosts-of-lincoln-park-walking-tour-t389179/ - Bikes, Bites & Views Bike Tour (540 N. Lake Shore Drive), 4.5 hours. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/chicago-bikes-bites-brews-tour-with-bobby-s-bike-hike-t14843/ - Full-Day or Half-Day Bike Rental (Near Navy Pier), Half or full day. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/chicago-full-day-or-half-day-bike-rental-t395414/ - 45-Minute Family-Friendly Architecture River Cruise (400 N. Michigan Ave), 45 minutes. https://www.getyourguide.com/chicago-l225/chicago-family-friendly-architecture-river-cruise-t361750/ ## Guide pages on this site - https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/guides/lincoln-park-zoo/ - Lincoln Park Zoo is free with no reservation. Gate and building hours, parking, CTA buses, what to see and where to eat. - https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/guides/lincoln-park-conservatory/ - Lincoln Park Conservatory is free but needs a timed-entry ticket. Hours, closed days, the four rooms and the Lily Pool next door. - https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/guides/zoolights/ - ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo runs Nov 20 to Jan 3, 2027. Every visitor needs a ticket: fixed-date, flexible and Free Admission Mondays. - https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/guides/lincoln-park-tours/ - Lincoln Park tours in Chicago: bike tours, a walking tour, two ghost walks and a bike rental, with meeting points, lengths and age limits. - https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/guides/lincoln-park-ghost-tours/ - Lincoln Park ghost tour guide: the old City Cemetery, the Couch Tomb, the 1929 massacre site, Cafe Brauer and two evening ghost walks. - https://lincoln-park-tickets.com/guides/things-to-do-lincoln-park/ - Things to do in Lincoln Park Chicago: a one-day plan with the free zoo, the Conservatory, the Lily Pool, North Avenue Beach and two museums. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - There is no entry ticket to Lincoln Park or Lincoln Park Zoo; sites selling 'Lincoln Park tickets' sell tours. - The band Linkin Park was named after Santa Monica's Lincoln Park (now Christine Emerson Reed Park), not Chicago's. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. 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