Phillips Park Zoo
Phillips Park Zoo is located on the grounds of Phillips Park, in Aurora, Illinois, United States. It was originally established in 1915, and is still open year-round with no admission charge.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phillips Park and Rush Copley Medical Center.
Phillips Park
Park
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Phillips Park is a municipal park in Aurora, Illinois, that includes Phillips Park Zoo. Comprising more than 325 acres, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the city of Aurora, and has co-owned areas with the Fox Valley Park District.
Rush Copley Medical Center
Hospital
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Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, is a 210-bed hospital in the greater Fox Valley area. It is named after Ira Clifton Copley, who donated over $2 million for the original hospital. Rush Copley Medical Center is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Phillips Park Zoo.
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Museum
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The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is an educational institution located in Aurora, Illinois, US. Its purpose is to preserve and exhibit the artifacts and history of fire departments in Aurora and the surrounding area, as well as to teach and promote fire safety and prevention. Aurora Regional Fire Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Phillips Park Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aurora and Boulder Hill.
Aurora
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Aurora is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, located about 35 miles west of Chicago. It's at the very edge of Chicagoland and, situated on the Fox River, has many opportunities for urban, suburban, and rural recreation.
Boulder Hill
Village
Boulder Hill is a census-designated place in Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,394. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area on the Fox River, south of Aurora. Boulder Hill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Phillips Park Zoo.
Oswego
Town
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Oswego is a village in Kendall and Will counties, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 34,485. Oswego is the largest municipality in Kendall County. Part of the Chicago metropolitan area, it is an exurb of Chicago. Oswego is situated 4½ miles southwest of Phillips Park Zoo.
Phillips Park Zoo
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Aurora, Illinois
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.73623° or 41° 44′ 10″ northLongitude
-88.29426° or 88° 17′ 39″ westElevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
86HHPPP4+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 175005172OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q7185928
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Phillips Park Zoo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Phillips Park Zoo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات فيليبس بارك”
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