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Attractions near Fair Oaks

Indiana Dunes National Park, 31 mi from Fair Oaks

About 2.6M people a year visit Indiana Dunes National Park. All of it lies outside: 9 places within 40 miles, none inside Fair Oaks. Among them are 4 museums, 2 theme parks and 2 gardens. The big name further out is Soldier Field, 58 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
104
within 60 miles
The big one
52 mi
Barack Obama Presidential Center
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
5
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 52 mi north

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Map of the places

On the map, most of the 9 sit to the north.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

Here are the 104 places 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 Fair Oaks → · Fair Oaks’ 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 · Chicago Water Tower: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa: The original uploader was Salsb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · 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 · Driehaus Museum: Lmh9y6, 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 · Pullman National Historical Park: Boven, CC0 · Sundial: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marquette Park: User:Nicopanico, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Promontory Point: Quinn Dombrowski from Berkeley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Nickerson House: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago Children's Museum: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Civic Opera House: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · 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 · Brauer Museum of Art: Thomas Alexander Harrison, Public domain · Bronzeville Children's Museum: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hyde Park Art Center: Unknown, Public domain · Chinese American Museum of Chicago: Clarissaqu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gaylord Building: User:Lar, CC BY 2.5 · Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art: Alexeenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Indiana Botanic Gardens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Addams/Medill Park: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Cornell Square: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Purdue University Horticulture Gardens: Qsthomson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Slovenian Women's Union of America: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taltree Arboretum and Gardens: Anders Lagerås, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jerry E. Clegg Botanic Garden: Qsthomson, CC BY-SA 3.0

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