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Attractions near Burlington

Worth the trip from Burlington: Six Flags Great America, 39 mi off

A typical year brings about 3M visitors to Six Flags Great America. The town has no place on our list of its own; 32 are within 40 miles. On the list: 17 museums, 4 theatres and 3 theme parks, among others. Go 51 mi out for Soldier Field.

Attractions nearby
169
within 60 miles
The big one
54 mi
Barack Obama Presidential Center
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
6
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 54 mi east

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

The map ends at Six Flags Great America, 39 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

Its 169 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 Burlington → · Burlington’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 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · 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 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · 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 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buckingham Fountain: not specified, Public domain · Lincoln Park: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grant Park: Shoffman11, Public domain · Shedd Aquarium: Madeleine_H, CC BY 2.0 · Chicago Theatre: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · Fort Dearborn: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain · 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 · Lincoln Park Zoo: Jrbarc!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Midway Plaisance: Unknown, Public domain · Biograph Theater: Amerique, CC BY 3.0 · Adler Planetarium: Adler Planetarium, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jay Pritzker Pavilion: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crown Fountain: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Auditorium Theatre: JW Taylor,, photographer., Public domain · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa: The original uploader was Salsb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metro Chicago: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Nederlander Theatre: Alanscottwalker, CC BY 4.0 · Goodman Theatre: Michel Curi, CC BY 2.0 · Symphony Center: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credit Union 1 Arena: Hied5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Pavilion at Northerly Island: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Fountain of Time: Photograph: Conrad Lee Sculpture: Lorado Taft (1860–1936), Public domain · Leather Archives and Museum: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Douglass Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument: Calvin Beale, Public domain · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Harris Theater: TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum Campus: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Washington Park: Night Ranger, CC BY 2.5 · Garfield Park Conservatory: Richie D., CC BY 2.0 · Pullman National Historical Park: Boven, CC0 · Sundial: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Humboldt Park: Plij (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marquette Park: User:Nicopanico, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Promontory Point: Quinn Dombrowski from Berkeley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Park Conservatory: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pritzker Military Museum & Library: Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Burden, U.S. Army, Public domain · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Avalon Regal Theater: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Polish Museum of America: Antonio Vernon (TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burnham Park: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Museum of Surgical Science: Ciphers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Smart Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago Architecture Center: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Davis Theater: ejojola, CC BY 2.0 · DuSable Museum of African American History: The original uploader was TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en, 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 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Chicago Children's Museum: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Civic Opera House: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Graue Mill: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cosley Zoo: Christian Wilcox from Madison, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Garden of the Phoenix: Michael Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Hellenic Museum: Greek Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petrillo Music Shell: Torsodog, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Union Park: soundfromwayout, CC BY 2.0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Boeing Galleries: Ricardo Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chicago Design Museum: Chris Givens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chicago Opera House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Chopin Theatre: Chopin Theatre. Chopintheatre, Public domain · Indian Boundary Park: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Museum of Contemporary Photography: Audreypillow at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Renaissance Society: Mx. Granger, CC0 · The Block Museum of Art: Paradoxsociety, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Writers Museum: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Apollo Theater Chicago: User:ashstar01, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crosby's Opera House: Unknown, Public domain · Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0 · Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: Lizzadromuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the American Sailor: (U.S. Navy photo/Released), Public domain · Phillips Park Zoo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bronzeville Children's Museum: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · DePaul Art Museum: DePaul University, CC BY 4.0 · Hyde Park Art Center: Unknown, Public domain · Kenosha Public Museum: Kenokewl of English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Children's Museum: Eddau, Public domain · Lilacia Park: Arpingstone at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oak Park Conservatory: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Russell Military Museum: Pkiv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Austin Town Hall Park Historic District: Steven Kevil, Public domain · Chinese American Museum of Chicago: Clarissaqu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · 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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