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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Music Institute of Chicago, Nichols Concert HallParent rating: ![]() Location: 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL The Music Institute of Chicago's Nichols Concert Hall offers a full slate of events for kids and families, each of which includes an instrument petting zoo and early childhood class demos one h...
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The Prehistoric Life MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 704 Main Street, Evanston, IL Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop's Prehistoric Life Museum is a privately owned collection of fossils from all the major periods of the past. The collection includes dinosaur footprints... |
Block Museum of ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL The Block Museum of Art, located on the campus of Northwestern University, is the fine arts museum of Chicago's North Shore, offering focused visual arts programming for the university communit...
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Theatre & Interpretation Center at NorthwesternParent rating: ![]() Location: 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL Northwestern University's Theatre and Interpretation Center, which houses the 439-seat Ethel M. Barber Theater (30 Arts Circle Drive), the 369-seat proscenium Josephine Louis Theater<...
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Cahn Auditorium at Northwestern UniversityParent rating: ![]() Location: 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL Cahn Auditorium is an auditorium proscenium located on Northwestern University's Evanston campus, with 1,011 seats and an orchestra pit. |
Evanston Art CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL Housed in the historic Harley Clarke English Tudor mansion next to the Grosse Point Lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Evanston Art Center offers over 90 art classes for children an...
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Noyes Cultural Arts CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL The Noyes Cultural Arts Center is the hub of north Evanston's artistic life. The Center houses an art gallery with six annual exhibitions of area artists, a theatre space available for use by a...
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Evanston Public LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL The library has a wide collection of materials, including an extensive children's catalog, local history resources, electronic books, and audiobooks. |
The Evanston Historical SocietyParent rating: ![]() Location: 225 Greenwood, Evanston, IL The Evanston Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1898 to preserve and share Evanston history. The Society collects, preserves and |
ArtsoniaParent rating: ![]() Location: Nationwide Like a virtual children's art museum, Artsonia is an online collection of kids' artwork from around the world. Kids can take the masterpieces they've created and upload them onto the website. F...
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Playgroups USAParent rating: ![]() Location: Nationwide Playgroups USA is an online matching tool that helps parents find the perfect playgroup for their children based on a child's age, zip code, and time of day. Whether a parent is startin...
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