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Attractions near Chicago

Soldier Field opens Chicago’s list

Yearly visitors to Six Flags Great America number about 3M. Mapped inside Chicago are 110 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 45. The mix takes in 59 museums, 23 theatres and 19 city parks. Illinois Railway Museum, 51 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Attractions nearby
168
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Barack Obama Presidential Center
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
7
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · in town

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

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

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

Everything nearby

All of it

The town has 110; within 60 miles, the list finds 58 more.

The places inside Chicago lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Chicago → · Chicago’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 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, 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 · 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 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · Stagg Field: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Midway Plaisance: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa: The original uploader was Salsb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Metro Chicago: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Bloomingdale Trail Park: Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Museum Campus: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Washington Park: Night Ranger, CC BY 2.5 · Pullman National Historical Park: Boven, CC0 · 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 · Promontory Point: Quinn Dombrowski from Berkeley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harris Theater: TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marquette Park: User:Nicopanico, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Park Conservatory: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Avalon Regal Theater: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pritzker Military Museum & Library: Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Burden, U.S. Army, Public domain · Burnham Park: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickerson House: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: Alanscottwalker, 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 · Smart Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gene Siskel Film Center: Mrschimpf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davis Theater: ejojola, CC BY 2.0 · Chicago Children's Museum: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chicago Design Museum: Chris Givens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Garden of the Phoenix: Michael Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Indian Boundary Park: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, 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 · 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 · Mariano Park: TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Hyde Park Art Center: Unknown, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Photography: Audreypillow at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bronzeville Children's Museum: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chinese American Museum of Chicago: Clarissaqu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Austin Town Hall Park Historic District: Steven Kevil, Public domain · Eugene Field Park: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Addams/Medill Park: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Cornell Square: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ukrainian National Museum: Riurik, Public domain · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawthorne Works: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument: Calvin Beale, Public domain · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Eddau, CC0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Graue Mill: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Cosley Zoo: Christian Wilcox from Madison, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Block Museum of Art: Paradoxsociety, 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 · 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 · Brauer Museum of Art: Thomas Alexander Harrison, Public domain · Indiana Botanic Gardens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kenosha Public Museum: Kenokewl of English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Gaylord Building: User:Lar, CC BY 2.5 · Grand Army of the Republic Hall: User: (WT-shared) Ethajek at wts wikivoyage, Public domain · Ladd Arboretum: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taltree Arboretum and Gardens: Anders Lagerås, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, Public domain · Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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

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