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Places in Zion

Zion’s downtown: 169 places in a five-minute walk

685 places in Zion: 71 places to eat and drink, 55 shops, 54 things to do and 9 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
685
28 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
71
2.9 per 1,000 residents
Shops
55
10 gifts · 1 antiques · 4 books
Things to do
54
26 outdoors · 2 arts · 11 landmarks
Places to stay
9
0.4 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Zion have?

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

★ What stands out · The map

Where Zion gathers

169 of Zion’s 685 places sit within a five-minute walk of Elisha Ave.

Elisha Ave
169places in a five-minute walk of Elisha Ave25% of Zion’s places
Eat & drink

71 places to eat & drink

51 restaurants, 13 cafés & treats, 6 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Shops

55 shops

10 gifts & boutiques, 6 home & hardware, 5 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 10 gifts & boutiques →
Things to do

54 things to do

26 parks & outdoors, 15 fitness & sports, 11 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 26 parks & outdoors →
Places to stay

9 places to stay

9 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

399 errands & services

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

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Community

97 schools, churches & public places

Where Zion learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Zion and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Wadsworth37Winthrop Harbor31Zion28Zion Township28Beach Park14

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Zion neighbors.

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What’s missing?

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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.