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Rainbow Ranch Petting Zoo and Exotic Farm

Name: Rainbow Ranch Petting Zoo and Exotic Farm
Address: 9906 State Route 15, Nashville, IL, 62263, US

9906 State Route 15

Nashville, IL 62263

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618-424-7979

Welcome to Rainbow Ranch Petting Zoo & Exotic Farm's critters waiting to be petted and appreciated. Stroll the 150-year-old family farm with a personal tour where you will meet all the friendly animals that call Rainbow Ranch home! There are llamas, alpacas, donkeys, sheep, goats, fallow deer, pot-belly pigs, peacocks, ducks, chickens, emus, swans, cows, horses, a zebra, and even a couple of camels!

Alan Blumhorst, zookeeper, invites ya'll to get up close and personal with all his Barnyard Buddies.

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