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Hamill Family Play Zoo

Hamill Family Play Zoo

Visit this great place for kids and families!

3300 Golf Rd, Brookfield, IL 60513, United States

Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center

Free cultural exhibits, concerts & more. Free art & shows in an 1897 Beaux-Arts building with vaulted lobby, mosaics & 2 stained-glass domes.

78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602

Lincoln Park - Chess Pavilion

Lincoln Park - Chess Pavilion

Chess-themed sculptures & chess boards. Unique structure with a chess motif, drawing players to its chess boards built into the benches.

Lakefront Trl, Chicago, IL 60610

Oak Park Conservatory

Oak Park Conservatory

Exotic plants & wildlife in showrooms. Exotic plants & flowers of various climates co-exist with birds, fish & turtles in small showrooms.

615 Garfield St, Oak Park, IL 60304

The Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago

Renowned art museum with global works. Renowned art museum holding nearly 300,000 works from all over the world, spanning many centuries.

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

Farm in the Zoo

Farm in the Zoo

Barns & pens for visiting farm animals. Cows, chickens & pigs on display, plus an edible garden with hands-on activities like planting.

1911 N Stockton Dr, Chicago, IL 60614, United States

Pritzker Family Children's Zoo

Pritzker Family Children's Zoo

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2197 N Stockton Dr APT 2119, Chicago, IL 60614, United States

Wonder Works Children's Museum

Wonder Works Children's Museum

Play space & concerts for young kids. 6,400 sq. ft. of play areas & interactive exhibits plus concerts tailored to kids 1 through 6.

6445 W North Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Environment-focused kid-friendly museum. Environmental museum with outdoor walkways for observing local wildlife & kid-friendly exhibits.

2430 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL 60614

Lederman Science Center

Lederman Science Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Fermilab MS 777, Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510

Riverwalk Park

Riverwalk Park

Recreation spot with many activities. Classic urban park offering a playground, ice rink, trails, horseshoe pit & a paddle boat pier.

500 Jackson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540

Children's Garden

Children's Garden

Hedge maze, gardens & suspension bridge. Peaceful, arboretum area featuring a hedge maze, pond, themed gardens & a suspension bridge area.

4100 IL-53, Lisle, IL 60532

Patriots Park

Patriots Park

Laid-back locale with a pond & trails. Unassuming spot with nature trails, a pond for non-motorized boats & kids' play areas.

501 55th Pl, Downers Grove, IL 60515

Knoch Knolls Nature Center

Knoch Knolls Nature Center

Kid-friendly nature & educational center. Nature center with kid-oriented exhibits, including an aquarium, live animals & a playground.

320 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL 60565

Phillips Park Zoo

Phillips Park Zoo

Historic park housing native animals. Year-round animal park since 1915 with 40+ native species of mammals, reptiles & birds.

1000 Ray Moses Dr, Aurora, IL 60505, United States

Springbrook Prairie

Springbrook Prairie

Bird habitat, biking & running trails. Expansive natural area including meadow & prairie habitat for birds plus running & biking trails.

83rd St, Naperville, IL 60564

360 CHICAGO

360 CHICAGO

Observatory with tilting glass platform. Observatory on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Building with a tilting glass lookout 1000ft up.

875 N Michigan Ave 94th floor, Chicago, IL 60611

Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo

Free zoo with an interactive farm. Small, free zoo with lions, primates, reptiles, a children's area & an interactive farm exhibit.

Chicago, IL 60614

Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo

Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo

Pathways through a prairie-style garden. Prairie-style garden with trails, filled with native plants & home to birds, frogs & other wildlife.

2121 N Stockton Dr, Chicago, IL 60614

World’s Largest Radio Flyer Wagon

World’s Largest Radio Flyer Wagon

Visit this great place for kids and families!

6546 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

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