Top Things to do in Chicago's North Shore
Top Hotels in Chicago's North Shore
- 1. Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-North Shore/Skokie
- 2. Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston
- 3. Graduate Evanston
- 4. Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston
- 5. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - North Shore Conference Center
- 6. Residence Inn Chicago Wilmette/Skokie
- 7. Courtyard Chicago Glenview/Northbrook
- 8. Hilton Orrington/Evanston
- 9. Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston, an IHG Hotel
- 10. The Glen Club
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What to do and see in Chicago's North Shore, Chicago's North Shore: The Best Nature & Parks
Discover the best top things to do in Chicago's North Shore, United States including Merrick Rose Garden, Flick Park, North Branch Bike Trail, Dawes Park, Gillson Park, Lawrence O Lawson Park, Emily Oaks Nature Center, Gallery Park, Keay Nature Center, Lee Street Beach.
Restaurants in Chicago's North Shore
1. Merrick Rose Garden
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By V3792SFjulians - Stow, United States
This place is Evanston's hidden gem. If you like flowers and roses, this place is special. It is a beautiful, peaceful garden. It is well tended and a pleasure to walk through. It has many rose varieties and lots of colors. I like the multicolored roses the best. It is free and open. You can walk through at any time. There is also a beautiful fountain, which unfortunately is not running this year due to Covid, although I am not sure why.
2. Flick Park
3. North Branch Bike Trail
4. Dawes Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
5. Gillson Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By 1andTwins - Wilmette, United States
Lots of things have changed due to Covid. You can only swim at the swimming beach which is season passes only this year (for residents and non-residents). No day passes like other years. Same goes for parking, only seasonal parking passes for beach parking, otherwise find street parking. The free area (non-swimming) is narrow due to beach erosion so it gets very busy during the weekend. Lots of people ignore Park District staff and life guards and get into the water (at the non-swimming beach) regardless. Still a good place but please understand what is available when you come this year, things are not quite the same. Not many changes for season pass holders (no concessions and only one restroom open). All staff is wearing masks.
6. Lawrence O Lawson Park
7. Emily Oaks Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Afocus1 - Skokie, United States
Emily Oaks in Skokie is truly a jewel in the north Chicago suburbs. A one-time neighborhood park with a skating pond, over the years it has been converted to a nature preserve that provides a wide variety of flora and fauna. Owned and maintained by the Skokie Park District, it has a facility for programming and rental space that sits overlooking one end of the pond. Paths are marked and the entire area has a sense of tranquility and information. Since its off the beaten path, it is largely unknown to other than locals. Good parking.
8. Gallery Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Navigator671075
Photo’d this hawk in field. Cross from bathrooms, any idea? Hard to identify! He t was very cold but no wind, lake freezing over now!
9. Keay Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By illinoistravelere
This nature learning center features about one-half mile of six-foot-wide paths and nature trails, a shallow pond, a rustic wooden foot bridge, and a man-made waterfall. There are three laminated trail guides at the entrance. I always have disinfecting wipes with me these days, so I was able to clean my guide before and after I used it. It is meant to be carried with you and covers the wide variety of trees, shrubs, wildflowers and native Illinois grasses found at the center. Most of the trees are labeled with species, date and dedication, if any. There are also bicycle racks, bird feeders (filled with suet and seed from fall till late spring), viewing areas and photo blinds. The small parking lot has eleven spaces and two handicapped spaces -- a high percentage because the center was built to accommodate the special needs of the disabled. On this visit I chatted with a working landscape painter who comes to Keay five or six times a year to capture the changing seasons. I also saw young families, a strolling elderly couple, and helmeted kids on scooters enjoying the center. It truly has something for everyone. See my earlier review (June, 2014) for more details.
