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Attractions near Afton Township

From Afton Township, 39 mi to Starved Rock State Park

Afton Township and its surroundings hold 11 museums, 3 theatres and 2 theme parks. Look within 40 miles for the 25 places to visit; none is inside Afton Township. Day-trippers head 59 mi out to Soldier Field.

Attractions nearby
152
within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
Art Institute of Chicago
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
6
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 59 mi east

Art Institute of Chicago

Art museum and school in Chicago, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Out at 40 mi is Legoland Discovery Center Chicago, the farthest.

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Orange: Afton Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

Its 152 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Afton Township → · Afton Township’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain · Steppenwolf Theatre Company: victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago Water Tower: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Millennium Park: Photograph: J. Crocker, Attribution · Wintrust Arena: Swinterroth, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buckingham Fountain: not specified, Public domain · Grant Park: Shoffman11, Public domain · Shedd Aquarium: Madeleine_H, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Park: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chicago Theatre: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stagg Field: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Dearborn: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain · Lincoln Park Zoo: Jrbarc!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crown Fountain: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Adler Planetarium: Adler Planetarium, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Biograph Theater: Amerique, CC BY 3.0 · Jay Pritzker Pavilion: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auditorium Theatre: JW Taylor,, photographer., Public domain · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Metro Chicago: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Symphony Center: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nederlander Theatre: Alanscottwalker, CC BY 4.0 · Credit Union 1 Arena: Hied5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pavilion at Northerly Island: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Goodman Theatre: Michel Curi, CC BY 2.0 · Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bloomingdale Trail Park: Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hawthorne Works: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago History Museum: Goldnpuppy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CIBC Theatre: kimberlyhobart at English Wikipedia. The original uploader was kimberlyhobart a, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Driehaus Museum: Lmh9y6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garfield Park: Peterson.jon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Mexican Art: Nutmegger at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Vic Theatre: User:Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White City: Chicago Daily News, Public domain · Abraham Lincoln: The Man: AndrewHorne, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balbo Monument: J. Crocker, Attribution · Leather Archives and Museum: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Douglass Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Fountain of Time: Photograph: Conrad Lee Sculpture: Lorado Taft (1860–1936), Public domain · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument: Calvin Beale, Public domain · Museum Campus: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Washington Park: Night Ranger, CC BY 2.5 · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Sundial: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garfield Park Conservatory: Richie D., CC BY 2.0 · Humboldt Park: Plij (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harris Theater: TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marquette Park: User:Nicopanico, Public domain · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Park Conservatory: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pritzker Military Museum & Library: Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Burden, U.S. Army, Public domain · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Burnham Park: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Nickerson House: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago Architecture Center: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · DuSable Museum of African American History: The original uploader was TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Museum of Surgical Science: Ciphers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Polish Museum of America: Antonio Vernon (TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gene Siskel Film Center: Mrschimpf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Eddau, CC0 · Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davis Theater: ejojola, CC BY 2.0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Chicago Children's Museum: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Graue Mill: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Chicago Design Museum: Chris Givens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cosley Zoo: Christian Wilcox from Madison, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Indian Boundary Park: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Hellenic Museum: Greek Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petrillo Music Shell: Torsodog, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Block Museum of Art: Paradoxsociety, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Union Park: soundfromwayout, CC BY 2.0 · Apollo Theater Chicago: User:ashstar01, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boeing Galleries: Ricardo Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chopin Theatre: Chopin Theatre. Chopintheatre, Public domain · Civic Opera House: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Mariano Park: TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the American Sailor: (U.S. Navy photo/Released), Public domain · Phillips Park Zoo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Renaissance Society: Mx. Granger, CC0 · American Writers Museum: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chicago Opera House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Crosby's Opera House: Unknown, Public domain · DePaul Art Museum: DePaul University, CC BY 4.0 · Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0 · Kohl Children's Museum: Eddau, Public domain · Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: Lizzadromuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Contemporary Photography: Audreypillow at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Chinese American Museum of Chicago: Clarissaqu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lilacia Park: Arpingstone at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oak Park Conservatory: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Austin Town Hall Park Historic District: Steven Kevil, Public domain · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Eugene Field Park: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gaylord Building: User:Lar, CC BY 2.5 · Grand Army of the Republic Hall: User: (WT-shared) Ethajek at wts wikivoyage, Public domain · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ladd Arboretum: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Addams/Medill Park: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cornell Square: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, Public domain · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain · Scoville Park: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Shakespeare Garden: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Slovenian Women's Union of America: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ukrainian National Museum: Riurik, Public domain

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