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Discover the best top things to do in Illinois, United States including Chicago Botanic Garden, Grand View Drive, Promontory Point, Garfield Park Fieldhouse, Solidarity Drive, Glacial Park, Cliff View Park, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Sugar Grove Nature Center, Twin Groves Wind Farm.
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1. Chicago Botanic Garden
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,199 reviews
Just a short trip from Chicago, the Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre complex of flora, footbridges and waterways.
Reviewed By RobinTraveler123 - Salt Lake City, United States
A world class experience any time of the year. Located north of Chicago about 15 miles, this botanic garden offers a multiple of expressions , water falls and lakes, a spectacular Japanese garden and hundreds of acres of trees from all over the world. Reality...worth 3 or 4 trips a year
2. Grand View Drive
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 278 reviews
Reviewed By Gsc52 - Peoria, United States
Multi use area you can just take the drive which takes 10 to 15 minutes and it’s beautiful or you can take your bicycle and bike the drive. You can walk the drive You can take your kids to the swing sets at the bottom of the drive you can have a picnic on the picnic tables over looking the river.I live near here I see kids taking wedding pictures families having a picnic and people walking their dogs just enjoying the beautiful view not much you can do for free but you can do it here and you are welcome
3. Promontory Point
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Promontory Point on Chicago's South Side has been known in recent years as the site of Barack and Michelle Obama's first kiss. But it's much more than that. Its view of Lake Michigan and Chicago's skyline may not be as scenic as the view from North Avenue Beach but it is an attractive piece of landscape. Located at 55th Street in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, Promontory Point or The Point is a man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan that was opened to the public in 1937. It was constructed from landfill and by the late 1930s was protected by a seawall or revetment that consists of limestone blocks arranged in a series of four steps leading to a promenade. The 12-acre peninsula, which contains a fieldhouse and was a popular destination for swimmers, sunbathers and windsurfers in the pre-pandemic period, can be accessed by the Lakefront Trail and a tunnel which passes under South Lake Shore Drive at the east end of 55th street, in the shadow of the Museum of Science and Industry. With its view of Navy Pier and Chicago's skyline and Lake Michigan, and the presence of stone sitting rings or fire pits that date to 1938, Promontory Point is a popular wedding and corporate event location and an area for family picnics. And first kisses.
4. Garfield Park Fieldhouse
5. Solidarity Drive
6. Glacial Park
7. Cliff View Park
8. Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 88 reviews
Cedarhurst celebrates the arts year-round with exciting visual/performing arts, galleries, outdoor sculptures, classes, Music, & Art & Craft Fair.
Reviewed By hd452016 - Tulsa, United States
The Center houses four galleries, an interactive family center, a performance hall, and the museum gift shop. The Permanent Collection Gallery here is a treasure trove of American art, showcasing the private collection of Eleanor and John R. Mitchell, prominent Mt. Vernon residents, as well as other significant works that have been added over the past 40 years. The paintings, works on paper, and sculpture include some of our most accomplished late 19th Century and early 20th Century artists: John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassat, Thomas Eakins, Childe Hassam, and others.
9. Sugar Grove Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
10. Twin Groves Wind Farm
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
