O'Hare International Airport 1 hr 10
Two Cell Jail (12 min) Evans-Judge Preserve (10 min) Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (14 min) Gemini Giant (11 min)
Fiberglass statue, built in the 1960s, of a helmeted astronaut holding a rocket. Kankakee River State Park (17 min)
4,000 acres along 11 miles of river for year-round outdoor sporting & recreation plus horse stables. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (13 min)
Established in 1996, this 73-sq.-km. nature reserve features tallgrass prairie & a herd of bison. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area (26 min)
An important habitat for nesting birds, this park offers a historic cabin, trails & picnic shelters. Des Plaines River (22 min)
River running through plane forests & marshland, popular for canoeing & fishing for carp or bass. Kankakee Sands Preserve - Route 113 Access (5 min) Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area (8 min)
1,017-acre preserve with lakes & grassland offering hunting, fishing & boating. Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve (19 min) | 
