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Places to Explore

Here are some web sites to acquaint you with the area immediately around °µºÚ±¬ÁÏÍø.

Local Municipal Web Sites

Other Community Based Web Sites

Recreation and Travel Web Sites

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    Visitor center, events, map and other information about the Canal


  • Located at 500 Speedway Blvd., Joliet)  Entertainment facility for motor sports, concerts, and more.


  • 19th century museum village with restored buildings, artifacts, and costumed guides. 


  • Considered one of the most beautiful spots in the Midwest, the riverwalk includes bridges, fountains, and landscaping.


  • Miss green trees and shrubs.  This is the place to visit!

Chicago Area Destinations and Web Sites

°µºÚ±¬ÁÏÍø is fortunate to be located close to the resources of a thriving metropolis, Chicago.  You can explore Chicago by Internet even before you travel there.  Investigate these web sites:

  • - art, architecture, festivals, museums, parades, restaurants, theaters.

  •   - history, symbols, sites A-Z, facts about Chicago

  • (Located at Michigan and Adams) 
    One of the world’s greatest art collections, including more French impressionist paintings than in the Paris Louvre.  Special exhibits change daily.


  • (Located at 1400 S. Lakeshore Drive) 
    A world-class collection of biological and anthropological exhibits, including the skeleton of a T.rex dinosaur named Sue.


  • (Located at 740 E. 56th Place) 
    The history of African Americans in America is shown and their contributions to culture, art and technology.


  • (Located at 57th Street & Lake Shore Drive) 
    This is a very entertaining place with automated exhibits, displays of antique airplanes, a theatre, spacecrafts, coal mine, farm equipment, and a German submarine


  • (Located at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive) 
    Special astronomy shows throughout the year.


  • (Located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive) 
    A variety of fish, an Oceanarium, marine mammal show, and coral reef exhibit.  There is a boat dock next to the Aquarium for sight-seeing in the summer.


  • Parks, gardens, shops, museums, restaurants, and entertainment.   


  • (Located at 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe)  Spectacular gardens on 385 acres.
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