O'Hare International Airport 12 min
Brookfield Zoo (21 min) Lions, tigers, dolphins & more frolic in natural indoor & outdoor settings at this wildlife park. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (18 min) Home & studio of the famed Prairie-style architect, with guided tours focused on his early career. Wrigley Field (31 min) Ivy-covered walls & manual scoreboard add retro charm to 2nd oldest baseball stadium in the majors. LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago (20 min) Indoor LEGO-themed center featuring rides, building workshops, a 4D cinema, a gift shop & more. Garfield Park Conservatory (26 min) 184-acre park with a swimming pool, fishing lagoon, athletic fields, tennis courts & more. Rivers Casino Des Plaines (11 min) Slots, table games, restaurants & entertainment options that include live music & DJs. National Museum of Mexican Art (30 min) Some 5,000 paintings, photographs, sculptures & more highlight this art musueum, with free entry. Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District (8 min) Sizable complex with eateries & entertainment, including a comedy club, cinema & bowling alley. Ned Brown Preserve (Busse Woods) (15 min) Lakeside forest retreat offering an elk habitat, a biking trail, boat rentals & large picnic groves. Kohl Children's Museum (22 min) Permanent & rotating exhibits are found at this museum catering to kids from birth to age 8. Graceland Cemetery (29 min) Scenic burial grounds with many trees & tours of the tombs & headstones of notable figures. Humboldt Park (26 min) Suburban recreational area with soccer & baseball fields, tennis courts & playgrounds, plus a beach. The Morton Arboretum (24 min) Diverse 1,700-acre nature preserve with a maze garden & tram plus picnicking, hiking & biking. The 606 (27 min) Created on a former rail line, this elevated, 2.7 mile landscaped trail draws runners & bikers. Unity Temple (21 min) Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this Unitarian Universalist church was built between 1905 & 1908. |