#1 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Six Flags Great America
Highland Park IL
~1.02 miles from Gurnee city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Serpent Safari
6170 Grand Ave # 807 Gurnee IL - 847-855-8800
~1.25 miles from Gurnee city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
European Art Co
5630 Trinity Ct Gurnee IL - 847-855-0354
~1.86 miles from Gurnee city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Daken Gallery and Frame Shop
3900 Washington St # F Gurnee IL - 847-244-7684
~2.25 miles from Gurnee city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Vista Work Power Center
122 Ambrogio Dr # A Gurnee IL - 847-599-9770
~2.37 miles from Gurnee city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Greenbelt Cultural Center
1215 Green Bay Rd North Chicago IL - 847-689-1600
~4.24 miles from Gurnee city center
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Nestled within the native landscape of the Greenbelt Forest Preserve between North Chicago and Waukegan, the Cultural Center's location offers panoramic views and convenient access from Green Bay Road. The 7,000-square-foot building, outdoor amphitheater and stage are available for facility rentals and offer free parking.
Serving Lake County residents, businesses, organizations and visitors of all ages and backgrounds, the Greenbelt Cultural Center provides year-round enrichment. Celebrate cultural diversity by attending special events throughout the year. Lie in the grass and listen to a concert. Dance under the stars. Take a stroll through the surrounding forest preserve. Host an anniversary party, or conduct a business meeting.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Naval Base Great Lakes
Great Lakes IL
~6.56 miles from Gurnee city center
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Naval Station Great Lakes is the United States Navy's Headquarters Command for training, located in the city of North Chicago, Illinois, in Lake County. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Center, Training Support Center and Naval Recruiting District Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training center in the Navy. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres (6.59 km2) and has 50 miles (80 km) of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities. Within the naval service, it has several different nicknames, including "The Quarterdeck of the Navy," or the more derogatory "Great Mistakes," the latter being used by disgruntled sailors who wish for nothing more than civilian life.
The original 39 buildings built between 1903 and 1927 were designed by Jarvis Hunt.
The Great Lakes Naval Training Center won the 1919 Rose Bowl football game against Mare Island.
The base is completely self sufficient from the civilian communities surrounding it, with its own fire department, police department, brig (jail), and maintenance departments.
One of the landmarks of the area is the large Central Administration Building. Completed in 1911, the building is made of red brick, and has a tower that stands 300 feet over the third floor of the building, dwarfing all other buildings on the base, with the exception of the Naval Hospital, located several yards to the right of the Administration Building. The large parade ground in front of the administration building is named Ross Field, and is usually the place where Pass In Review ceremonies are held every Friday during the summer months.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Kenosha Area Convention Bureau
812 56th St Kenosha WI - 262-654-7307
~16.33 miles from Gurnee city center
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http://www.kenoshacvb.com/
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 1st Ave Kenosha WI - 262-653-4140
~16.38 miles from Gurnee city center
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Located in a new 50,000 sq. ft. lakefront facility
overlooking Lake Michigan, the Kenosha Public
Museum is the centerpiece of Kenosha's beautiful
HarborPark development project. This striking new
building is an architectural metaphor of the glacier
that sliced through the region more than 15,000
years ago to form the landscape and geology that
we know today as southeastern Wisconsin. A
towering 60 ft. atrium lobby, symbolic of that glacier,
and a massive exposed wall of fieldstone create a
dramatic beginning to the museum visit.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Kenosha County Historical
220 51st Pl Kenosha WI - 262-654-5770
~16.73 miles from Gurnee city center
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Kenosha County is a county located along the West Shore of Lake Michigan in the far southeastern corner U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Kenosha.
Its estimated 2008 population was 164,465.
Kenosha County Historical records the history and local color of the region.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Chicago Botanic Garden
Highland Park IL
~16.89 miles from Gurnee city center
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The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding, and conservation of plants and the natural world.
The Garden continues to strive to meet the lofty goals set more than a century ago. The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research.
The 385-acre Garden features 24 display gardens and three native habitats, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes.
The Chicago Horticultural Society was founded in 1890. At its heart was the understanding that the city of Chicago was incorporated with the Latin words Urbs in Horto, meaning "city in a garden." The Society hosted nationally recognized flower and horticultural shows and supported Chicago's lakeshore improvements and park system.
After a period of inactivity, the Chicago Horticultural society was restarted in 1943. In 1963, the Chicago Horticultural Society was granted 300 acres of forest on the outskirts of the city, and the Chicago Botanic Garden established roots. With the groundbreaking for the Garden in 1965 and its opening in 1972, the Society created a permanent site on which to carry out its mission. The mission encompasses three important components: collections, education, and research.
From its founding, the Garden has hired leading architects, beginning with the master plan by John O. Simonds and Geoffrey Rausch. Edward Larabee Barnes designed the Education Center as the Garden's first building in 1977. The Malott Japanese Garden, Sansho-En, was completed in 1982. Throughout its existence, the Chicago Botanic Garden has developed gardens and educational facilities with a meticulous eye toward its original mission.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Arlington Park Race Track
Arlington Heights IL
~19.50 miles from Gurnee city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center
1551 Thoreau Drive Schaumburg IL
~21.61 miles from Gurnee city center
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The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center stands out in Chicago as a ground-breaking showpiece for conventions and trade shows. Effortlessly blending modern elegance with expansive and fully-integrated facilities, the Schaumburg Convention Center provides an inspiring setting where everything for your event comes together—seamlessly
http://www.schaumburgconventioncenter.com
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Medieval Times Schaumburg
Wood Dale IL
~21.98 miles from Gurnee city center
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Welcome to the 11th century! Just beyond the great doors of our Hall of Arms waits the celebration arena, the heart of each of Medieval Times' nine castles. From high above King Philippe and his daughter-in-law, Princess Leonore, preside over a four-course feast. Below, privileged royal guests are transported to faraway lands including a romantic snowy rendezvous in the woods and an authentic medieval tournament for the Battle of Champion -- with the help of Hollywood-caliber special effects, of course.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Woodfield Mall
Wood Dale IL
~22.75 miles from Gurnee city center
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Woodfield has the finest collection of department stores and specialty shops in the Great Lakes region including Nordstrom, Macy's, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, Sears and nearly 300 stores and restaurants. Surround yourself with fashion, food, and fun at Illinois' largest mall. Located 25 miles NW of Chicago, and 7 miles west of O'Hare, Woodfield Mall is the best destination for leisure guests, groups, reunions, and business travelers.
http://www.shopwoodfield.com/
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Olympic Park
1839 New Schaumburg Rd Schaumburg ID
~24.04 miles from Gurnee city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Ryan Field
Evanston IL
~24.57 miles from Gurnee city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Allstate Arena
Wood Dale IL
~25.14 miles from Gurnee city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Park Ridge (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~25.17 miles from Gurnee city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Edison Park (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~25.68 miles from Gurnee city center
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Edison Park (formerly Canfield) is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, IL community areas. It is a residential neighborhood in northwest Chicago, USA, named after Thomas Alva Edison. According to the 2000 Census, its population is 11,259. Every year there is a festival in uptown Edison Park called "Edison Park Fest". It features food from all around the northwest side of Chicago. Edison Park Fest happens usually around mid-August. The 2009 Edison Park Fest dates are August 14, 15, and 16. Edison Park Fest also features local bands from Chicago. Edison park has the one of the highest Irish populations in the City of Chicago
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Northwestern University (NU)
Highland Park IL
~25.77 miles from Gurnee city center
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Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university located primarily in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Northwestern has twelve undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools and colleges offering 123 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.
Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans and eight other Chicago businessmen to serve the people of what had once been part of the Northwest Territory. Instruction began in 1855 and women were first admitted in 1869. Today, Northwestern's main campus is a 240-acre (97 ha) parcel in Evanston, along the shore of Lake Michigan. The university's law and medical schools are located on a 20-acre (8.1 ha) campus in downtown Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. In 2008, the Medill School of Journalism and School of Communication opened a campus in Education City, Doha, Qatar.
In 2009 Northwestern enrolled 8,497 undergraduate and 7,880 graduate and professional students. Northwestern alumni include three Presidential nominees, two Supreme Court justices, two Nobel Prize laureates, nine Pulitzer Prize laureates, and six Academy Award laureates.
Northwestern was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1917 and remains a research university with "very high" research activity. Northwestern's schools of management, engineering, and communication are among the most academically productive in the nation in their respective disciplines. Northwestern managed research and development budgets totaling $420.0 million in 2006, 34th among all universities and 13th among private universities in the United States.
Northwestern is a founding member and remains the sole private institution in the Big Ten Conference. The Northwestern Wildcats compete in 19 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Woodstock Square Park
112 W Van Buren St Woodstock IL
~25.90 miles from Gurnee city center
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http://www.woodstock-il.com
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Woodstock Opera House
121 West Van Buren Street Woodstock IL
~25.90 miles from Gurnee city center
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The Woodstock Opera House is owned and operated by the City of Woodstock and is dedicated to the promotion and support of the Theatrical Arts
http://www.woodstockoperahouse.com
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Forest Glen (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~26.93 miles from Gurnee city center
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Forest Glen is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's Northwest Side.
Edgebrook
Edgebrook borders the neighborhood of Sauganash. Edgebrook was once part of the Sauganash land tract and was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. To the north of Edgebrook lie Wildwood and then North Edgebrook. Frequently the three communities together are referred to as "Edgebrook."
"Edgebrook" is roughly bordered by I-94 (Edens Expressway) and the city limits to the east, the forest preserve and Niles to the West, The North Branch of the Chicago River to the South, and the Chicago city limits to the north.
Edgebrook is home to the Billy Caldwell Golf Course and the Edgebrook Golf Course, both operated by the Cook County Forest Preserves.
Sauganash
Sauganash was once part of the Sauganash land tract and was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. This neighborhood is named after Sauganash, a local Potawotomi leader in the 19th century. The "Old Treaty Elm" was located here. The neighborhood is home to two churches: Sauganash Community Church, a non-denominational Protestant church, and Queen of All Saints, a Roman Catholic Basilica. The Sauganash neighborhood, a residential area, has many distinctive, individualistic homes. It also had large tracts of prairie land until the mid 1950s.
The Sauganash neighborhood is bordered by Devon to the North, Bryn Mawr to the South, and Cicero to the West. The eastern boundary was an unused railroad spur. Recently, the City of Chicago converted the railroad spur into a bicycle trail.
Forest Glen
A community of about 550 residences on the Northwest side of the city of Chicago is often referred to as "Chicago's Finest Community". It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago. First inhabited by Captain William Hazelton of the 1st cavalry Division, he built the Glen's first barn at what is now Lawler and Foster.
The Forest Glen neighborhood is bordered by the Chicago River to the North, Foster Ave to the South, Cicero Ave to the East and Metra Milwaukee District North line to the West.
Wildwood
Wildwood is an exclusive enclave surrounded by Edgebrook. The community is triangular in shape and is bordered by Lehigh Avenue, Caldwell Avenue (Route 14), Tonty Avenue, and Lightfoot Avenue. The Edgebrook Metra Station faces Wildwood at the intersection of Devon, Lehigh, and Caldwell.
The most notable features of Wildwood are its rustic surroundings, including its unique curb-less streets, and massive trees towering above the homes. A satellite view of Wildwood compared to other nearby Chicago communities will reveal the difference in the volume of trees. Wildwood provides the entrance to Bunker Hill Forest Preserve and the North Branch Bicycle Trail (ending at the Botanical Gardens in Highland Park, Illinois). The community of Wildwood contains very few businesses or rental options as it is primarily a community of single family homes.
Wildwood Park (6950 N. Hiawatha Ave), which is actually located in North Edgebrook (near the border with Wildwood), contains one senior and two junior baseball fields, a softball field, one football field, four basketball standards, two tennis courts, a horseshoe pit, one playground, and a spray pool. Wildwood Park is also known for its Junior Bears football team, the Wildwood Seminoles. Youth in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can participate in Junior Bears or the cheerleading program. Wildwood Park is very active during the summer months with multiple sports activities and kids play happening simultaneously. Wildwood Community is host to a large Independence Day celebration with a parade through the streets and party in Wildwood Park where the parade ends.
Long-time park director and Wildwood Packers football coach Bob Cole turned the park fieldhouse into a "wall of fame" for many of the children who have grown up in the neighborhood park, including the legendary Weber family. Photos and news clippings cover the walls and ceilings, memorializing the community members that have made the park what it is over the years. The gymnasium is shared with Wildwood School, where basketball, floor hockey and recreational tumbling programs take place. Ice hockey star, Chris Bergstrom dominated the tile-floored gymnasium during after school floor hockey leagues. Jerseys were not available to players, rather shirts vs. skins was commonplace.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Chicago IL
~27.08 miles from Gurnee city center
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Located in downtown Chicago,Illinois; the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center offers a total 840,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space.
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is a convention center for Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Built in 1975, the center has exhibition space of 840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2). It is located near O'Hare International Airport, Allstate Arena and Rosemont Theatre. The facility is named after long time Rosemont mayor, Donald E. Stephens.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Norwood Park (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~27.25 miles from Gurnee city center
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Norwood Park is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, Illinois community areas. It is a middle-class neighborhood on the far Northwest Side of the City of Chicago, Illinois. Named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood, or Village Life in New England (1868), it is home to many of the city's firefighters, police officers, and other blue collar workers. Norwood Park is known especially for its abundance of green: lawns, parks, churchyards, and trees are its visual hallmarks. It is also among the most ethnically homogeneous - and Republican - of all Chicago communities.
Every Memorial Day there is a parade that runs through Norwood Park. The parade has been a local tradition for more than 80 years, starting in 1922. The community area also boasts the oldest extant building in Chicago, the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, and Taft High School.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Rosemont Theatre
Wood Dale
~27.27 miles from Gurnee city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Judson College
1151 North State Street Elgin IL - 847-695-2500
~27.57 miles from Gurnee city center
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Judson University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1963. Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. When the seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard, IL, it was decided to make the college separate from the seminary. Judson University was named after Adoniram Judson, the first American Baptist missionary to foreign shores. The College has campuses in Elgin and Rockford, Illinois, and a student body of approximately 1,100. Judson College became Judson University on August 28, 2008.
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Racine Zoo
2131 N Main St Racine WI - 262-636-9189
~27.59 miles from Gurnee city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Gurnee
Jefferson Park (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~28.04 miles from Gurnee city center
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Jefferson Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas as well as a neighborhood located on the city's Northwest Side. The territorial discrepancy between the two stems from the fact that the neighborhood of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory than the community area by including with in it land of adjacent community areas.
Jefferson Park is bordered by the community areas of Norwood Park to the northwest, Forest Glen to the northeast, Portage Park and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the south. Although the official community area map draws the boundary between Jefferson Park and Portage Park at Lawrence, many residents consider the boundary between the two neighborhoods to be at Montrose to the south, reflected in most 'Chicago Neighborhood Maps'.
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