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Attractions near Kirkland

Leave Kirkland for Illinois Railway Museum, 19 mi away

Among the places to visit in and near Kirkland are 12 museums, 3 theatres and 2 gardens. Nothing is mapped inside Kirkland, but 22 places to visit are within 40 miles. Go 51 mi out for Six Flags Great America.

Attractions nearby
60
within 60 miles
The big one
51 mi
Six Flags Great America
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 51 mi northeast

Six Flags Great America

Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

Out at 38 mi is Volo Auto Museum, the farthest.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

Each of the 60 is 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 Kirkland → · Kirkland’s history →

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

Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Garfield Park: Peterson.jon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · 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 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Eddau, CC0 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Indian Boundary Park: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Slovenian Women's Union of America: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0

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