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Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre living plant museum featuring 24 display gardens and four natural areas, uniquely situated on nine islands...
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Coupons (1)Chicago Botanic Garden's Kite Festival
Members of the Chicago Fire Kite Team perform sport kite ballet and precision flying demonstrations. Kids can participate in the "Kids Mad Dash" at...
Events (1) Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
This is a great place to bike, jog or walk, even with a stroller or a few kids on training wheels in tow. Two miles of landscaped park are studded...
Events (1) Friendship Park Conservatory
395 Algonquin Road, Des PlainesVisit the three-story indoor atrium and 15 acres of outdoor gardens and pools.
Fuller Air Station Prairie and Tyner Interpretive Center
2400 Compass Road, GlenviewExperience what much of northern Illinois was like during pre-settlement conditions at this 32-acre example of a tallgrass prairie. Interpretive nature...
