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Humboldt Park & Boathouse Parent 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 ...
Grant Park Parent rating: Location: Michigan Ave and Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL Soccer and softball fields, volleyball and tennis courts, and an outdoor skating rink (at
Garfield Park Conservatory Parent rating: Location: 300 N. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL Garfield Park Conservatory is a fabulous place to learn about plants. From a replica of Monet's Garden to Horticulture Hall, the whole family can find special creations that teach about a wide ...
Chicago Women's Park & Gardens Parent rating: Location: 1827 S. Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL Commemorating the achievements of significant Chicago women, the park surrounds the oldest house in Chicago - now the
Lincoln Park Parent rating: Location: N Lakeview Avenue and W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago, IL Home of the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park is Chicago's largest green spac...
Morton Arboretum Parent rating: Location: 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, IL The Morton Arboretum offers more than 350 classes, certificate programs, special seminars and symposiums, weekend trips, and week-long nature science camps for kids ages four to 14, as i...
Millennium Park Parent rating: Location: 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL Located in downtown Chicago on Michigan Avenue, between Randolph and Monroe Streets, the 24.5-acre Millennium Park is a center for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design, off...
Osaka Garden Parent rating: Location: Jackson Park, 6401 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL Osaka Garden is a Japanese stroll garden nestled on the north end of the Wooded Island in historic
Lincoln Park Conservatory Parent rating: Location: 2391 N. Stockton Dr., Chicago, IL A conservatory and a 1,208 acre park in the city that offer activities for families throughout the year.
Jackson Park Parent rating: Location: 6401 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL Jackson Park features a variety of recreational facilities, including tennis courts, baseball fields, an 18-hole golf course, and two walking trails). Fishing is allowed in the park's lagoons, ...
Fourth Presbyterian Church Parent rating: Location: 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL In addition to family services, the Fourth Presbyterian Church is home to the Bright Horizons Children's Center, a full-day licensed child care and early education facility that serves c...
Chicago Avenue Community Garden Parent rating: Location: Chicago Avenue and Hudson Avenue, Chicago, IL
Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens Parent rating: Location: 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden Parent rating: Location: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL The Chicago Botanic Garden is actually 23 gardens in one! Our little ones are partial to the Waterfall Garden, with its 45-foot waterfall that cascades down a hillside into a se...
Cuneo Museum & Gardens Parent rating: Location: 1350 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL As a "living museum," the building and gardens of Cuneo preserve in vivid detail the flavor of an era and a way of life. The grand spaces of the Venetian style architecture, filled with antique...

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