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Places in Sycamore

Sycamore’s downtown: 289 places in a five-minute walk

1,135 places in Sycamore: 123 places to eat and drink, 82 shops, 71 things to do and 16 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
1,135
61 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
123
6.6 per 1,000 residents
Shops
82
17 gifts · 3 antiques · 5 books
Things to do
71
22 outdoors · 10 arts · 14 landmarks
Places to stay
16
0.9 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Sycamore have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The map

Where Sycamore gathers

289 of Sycamore’s 1,135 places sit within a five-minute walk of W State St.

W State St
289places in a five-minute walk of W State St25% of Sycamore’s places
Eat & drink

123 places to eat & drink

70 restaurants, 28 cafés & treats, 19 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Shops

82 shops

17 gifts & boutiques, 16 home & hardware, 6 clothing. Local spots first.

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Things to do

71 things to do

25 fitness & sports, 22 parks & outdoors, 14 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

16 places to stay

15 hotels & inns, 1 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

732 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

111 schools, churches & public places

Where Sycamore learns, worships and gets things done.

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Sycamore and its neighbors

Sycamore has the most places per resident of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Sycamore61Sycamore Township48DeKalb42

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.