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Attractions near Garden Prairie

From Garden Prairie, 10 mi to Illinois Railway Museum

Garden Prairie’s list takes in 11 museums, 4 theatres and 3 gardens. Nothing on our list is inside Garden Prairie; the 23 places to visit are within 40 miles. Beyond the town, the best known is Wrigley Field, 58 mi off.

Attractions nearby
94
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Six Flags Great America
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 41 mi east

Six Flags Great America

Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

Out at 40 mi is Aurora Regional Fire Museum, the farthest.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

You will find all 94 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 Garden Prairie → · Garden Prairie’s history →

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

Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steppenwolf Theatre Company: victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Park: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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 · Biograph Theater: Amerique, CC BY 3.0 · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 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 · 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 · 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 · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Garfield Park Conservatory: Richie D., CC BY 2.0 · Humboldt Park: Plij (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davis Theater: ejojola, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · 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 · Union Park: soundfromwayout, CC BY 2.0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · 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 · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Racine Zoo: SimLibrarian, CC0 · The Block Museum of Art: Paradoxsociety, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Apollo Theater Chicago: User:ashstar01, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Racine Art Museum: Yumbay, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boerner Botanical Gardens: Photo was taken in the Summer of 2006 by Douglas Tyler Spencer., Public domain · DePaul Art Museum: DePaul University, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, Public domain · Racine Heritage Museum: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Wehr Nature Center: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0

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