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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Portage ParkParent rating:  Location: 4100 N. Long Avenue, Chicago, IL Portage Park warmly welcomes patrons with a decorative gateway entrance at the corner of Irving Park Road and Central Avenue and an expanse of lush landscaping. The 36.5-acre park is much more... |
Blackhawk ParkParent rating: Location: 2318 N. Lavergne Avenue, Chicago, IL Baseball and softball fields dot the grounds of this family-friendly park, as well as a basketball court, an outdoor playground and spray pool, and an indoor swimming pool. Programs are offered...
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West Pullman ParkParent rating: Location: 401 W. 123rd Street, Chicago, IL West Pullman Park has indoor swimming and gym facilities, a fitness center, a baseball field, and tennis courts. During the summer, it hosts a number of day camp programs; throughout t... |
Holstein ParkParent rating: Location: 2200 N. Oakley Avenue, Chicago, IL Holstein Park is home to a kids' sprayground and an outdoor pool! |
Humboldt Park & BoathouseParent rating: Location: 1400 N. Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, IL Humboldt Park is one of the more beautiful settings in the inner city. Boasting lagoons, a Jens Jensen-designed rose garden, a boat landing, a pavilion, and a music court, Humboldt Park ...
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Blackwell Forest PreserveParent rating: Location: Warrenville, IL Maintained by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the Blackwell Forest Preserve offers a wide range of activities for families. More than seven miles of turf and limestone trails are...
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McFetridge Sports Center at California ParkParent rating: Location: 3843 N. California Avenue, Chicago, IL McFetridge Sports Center, located in California Park, boasts the only ...
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Blazing Star CinemaParent rating: Location: Plainfield, IL Blazing Star Cinema's outdoor movie and/or gaming packages are a great idea for birthday parties, graduation parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other summer outdoor festivities. |
Park at Lakeshore EastParent rating: Location: 400 E. South Water, Chicago, IL The Park at Lakeshore East is home to a botanic garden designed by world-renowned landscape architect James Burnett and features stairway terraces, sidewalks, green spaces, interactive and aest...
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Navy PierParent rating:  Location: 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL Open year round, the winds off the lake make Navy Pier more of a summer pleasure than a winter one, but there's still much for families to do here even when those cold winds blow. Some of the f...
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Cantigny ParkParent rating: Location: 1 S. 151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL Chicago publishing magnate Colonel Robert R. McCormick willed his 500-acre estate - named Cantigny in honor of the first American battle in World War I - as a public park and recreation area to the to...
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Sonny AcresParent rating: Location: 29W310 North Avenue, West Chicago, IL The main attractions at Sonny Acres start in the Fall, with a haunted barn, evening haunted wagon rides, a hay maze, pony rides, a children's petting zoo, and a variety of amusement rides. |
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