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Attractions near St. Charles

What to see in St. Charles, from Arcada Theater on

Around 3M people visit Six Flags Great America each year. 2 places to visit are mapped inside St. Charles, with 152 more within 40 miles. There are 61 museums, 25 theatres and 19 city parks to choose from. For a full day, there is Indiana Dunes National Park, 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
168
within 60 miles
The big one
38 mi
Barack Obama Presidential Center
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
7
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 38 mi east

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

On the map, most of the 152 sit to the east.

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

Everything nearby

The full list

The town has 2; within 60 miles, the list finds 166 more.

The places inside St. Charles 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 St. Charles → · St. Charles’ history →

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

Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Chicago Water Tower: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · 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 · Fort Dearborn: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain · Lincoln Park Zoo: Jrbarc!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument: Calvin Beale, Public domain · Museum Campus: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Washington Park: Night Ranger, CC BY 2.5 · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 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 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Burnham Park: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, 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 · Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Eddau, CC0 · Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davis Theater: ejojola, CC BY 2.0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Chicago Children's Museum: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Graue Mill: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Chicago Design Museum: Chris Givens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cosley Zoo: Christian Wilcox from Madison, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petrillo Music Shell: Torsodog, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Block Museum of Art: Paradoxsociety, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · National Museum of the American Sailor: (U.S. Navy photo/Released), Public domain · Phillips Park Zoo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0 · Hyde Park Art Center: Unknown, Public domain · Kohl Children's Museum: Eddau, Public domain · Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: Lizzadromuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Addams/Medill Park: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cornell Square: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, 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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