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Last Chance: Embark on your Animal Adventure!

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Have you had the opportunity to view the  Animal Houses exhibition? If not, time is short! Animal Houses closes in mid-November. Come and visit for the first time or for your final opportunity. It’s a terrific treat!

See trees from an animal’s point of view! Explore the 11 human-scale animal homes installed in three different habitats: the wetland, woodland and prairie. Hop on the anmial tram, vote for your favorite animal house, listen to a free auido tour of each of the animal houses habitats on your cell phone, find cool animal gifts in the Arboretum Store.

The Guest House (left) welcomes you and will give you a taste of the intriguing animal houses in the woodland, wetland, and prairie habitats.

Come on in and get your free “Walk on the Wild Side” Adventure Guide, packed with all sorts of activities to start the fun. Check out our latest gallery of photos. You might also enjoy a clip from Channel 7 featuring our Animal Houses.

See what they’re saying at Windy City Guide.

The Sara Lee Foundation is the Healthy Lifestyles supporting sponsor of Animal Houses.
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