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Attractions near South Wilmington

Leave South Wilmington for Starved Rock State Park, 38 mi away

Nothing on our list is inside South Wilmington; the 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include 2 museums, a state park and a park & preserve. Soldier Field lies 59 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
118
within 60 miles
The big one
56 mi
Barack Obama Presidential Center
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
5
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 56 mi northeast

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

Head to the north for most of the 5 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

Its 118 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 South Wilmington → · South Wilmington’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 · 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 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · 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 · 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 · Midway Plaisance: Unknown, Public domain · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · 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 · CIBC Theatre: kimberlyhobart at English Wikipedia. The original uploader was kimberlyhobart a, 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 · White City: Chicago Daily News, Public domain · Balbo Monument: J. Crocker, Attribution · 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 · Douglass Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument: Calvin Beale, Public domain · 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 · Promontory Point: Quinn Dombrowski from Berkeley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pritzker Military Museum & Library: Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Burden, U.S. Army, Public domain · Avalon Regal Theater: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Polish Museum of America: Antonio Vernon (TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burnham Park: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smart Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Gene Siskel Film Center: Mrschimpf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Civic Opera House: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Graue Mill: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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 · American Writers Museum: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crosby's Opera House: Unknown, Public domain · Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: Lizzadromuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Phillips Park Zoo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bronzeville Children's Museum: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hyde Park Art Center: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · Chinese American Museum of Chicago: Clarissaqu, 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 · Indiana Botanic Gardens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Addams/Medill Park: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cornell Square: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, 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 · Ukrainian National Museum: Riurik, Public domain

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