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FAMILY ATTRACTIONS \/ EXPLORATION <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bronzeville Children’s Museum<\/strong>
\nEvergreen Plaza
\n96th Street & Central Avenue
\nEvergreen Park 708-636-9504
\nwww.bronzevillechildrensmuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center<\/strong>
\n12545 West 111th Street
\nLemont 630-257-2045
\nwww.fpdcc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Botanic Garden<\/strong>
\n1000 Lake Cook Road
\nGlencoe 847-835-5440
\nwww.chicagobotanic.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Children\u2019s Museum<\/strong>
\n700 East Grand Avenue
\nChicago 312-527-1000
\nhttps:\/\/www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

The Children’s Farm at The Center<\/strong>
\n12700 Southwest Highway
\nPalos Park 708-361-3650
\nwww.thecenterpalos.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn<\/strong>
\n9600 East Shore Drive
\nOak Lawn 708-423-6709
\nwww.cmoaklawn.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Cosley Animal Farm & Museum<\/strong>
\n1356 Gary Avenue
\nWheaton  630-665-5534
\nwww.cosleyzoo.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuneo Museum & Gardens<\/strong>
\n1350 N. Milwaukee Avenue
\nVernon Hills 847-362-3042
\nhttps:\/\/www.luc.edu\/cuneo<\/a><\/p>\n

Discovery Center Museum<\/strong>
\n711 N. Main Street
\nRockford 815-963-6769
\nwww.discoverycentermuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

DuPage Children\u2019s Museum<\/strong>
\n301 N. Washington Street
\nNaperville 630-637-8000
\nwww.dupagemuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploratorium<\/strong>
\n4701 Oakton Street
\nSkokie 847-674-1500
\nhttps:\/\/www.exploritorium.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Field Museum of Natural History<\/strong>
\nRoosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive
\nChicago 312-922-9410
\nhttps:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hancock Observatory<\/strong>
\n875 N. Michigan Avenue
\nChicago 312-751-3681
\nhttps:\/\/360chicago.com<\/a><\/p>\n

John G. Shedd Aquarium<\/strong>
\n1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
\nChicago 312 939-2438
\nwww.sheddaquarium.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Iron Oaks Environmental Learning Center<\/strong>
\n20000 South Western Avenue
\nOlympia Fields 708-481-2330
\nhttp:\/\/www.ironsoaks.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Isle a la Cache Museum<\/strong>
\n501 E. Romeo Road
\nRomeoville 815-886-1467
\nhttps:\/\/www.reconnectwithnature.org\/preserves-trails\/visitor-centers\/isle-a-la-cache-museum<\/a><\/p>\n

Kline Creek Farm<\/strong>
\nTimber Ridge Forest Preserve
\nCounty Farm Road
\nWinfield 630-876-5900
\nhttps:\/\/www.dupageforest.org\/kline-creek-farm<\/a><\/p>\n

Kohl’s Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago<\/strong>
\n2100 Patriot Boulevard
\nGlenview 847 832-6600
\nwww.kohlchildrensmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Ladd Memorial Arboretum & Ecology Center<\/strong>
\n2024 McCormick Boulevard
\nEvanston 847-448-8256
\nhttps:\/\/www.visitchicagonorthshore.com\/LaddMemorialArboretumEvanstonEcologyCenter?v=466<\/a><\/p>\n

Lake County Discovery Museum<\/strong>
\n27277 N. Forest Preserve Road
\nWauconda 847-968-3400
\nwww.lcfpd.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens<\/strong>
\n7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive
\nPalos Heights 708-361-1873
\nwww.lakekatherine.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center<\/strong>
\n9800 Willow Springs Road
\nWillow Springs 708-839-6897
\nwww.fpdcc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Lord\u2019s Park Zoo<\/strong>
\n225 Grand Boulevard
\nElgin 847-741-6655
\nhttps:\/\/www.cityofelgin.org\/1811\/Lords-Park-Zoo<\/a><\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s Museum<\/strong>
\n400 Lee Street
\nDes Plaines
\n847-297-5022
\nwww.aboutmcdonalds.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Museum of Science & Industry<\/strong>
\n57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
\nChicago 773-684-1414
\nwww.msichicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Notebaert Nature Museum<\/strong>
\n2430 N. Cannon Drive
\nChicago 773-755-5100
\nwww.naturemuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Old Plank Road Trail<\/strong>
\n4450 Oakwood Lane
\nMatteson 815-727-8700
\nwww.oprt.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education <\/strong>
\nIndiana Dunes
\n100 N. Lake Street
\nGary, IN 219-938-8221
\nwww.nps.gov\/indu<\/a><\/p>\n

Perry Farm Park & Exploration Station<\/strong>
\n459 N. Kennedy Drive
\nBourbonnais 815-933-9905
\nwww.btpd.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Plum Creek Nature Center<\/strong>
\n27064 Dutton Road
\nBeecher 708-946-2216
\nwww.fpdwc.org\/plumcreek.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n

Red Oak Nature Center<\/strong>
\nRoute 25
\nNorth Aurora 630-897-1808
\nwww.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Sand Ridge Nature Center<\/strong>
\n15891 Paxton Avenue
\nSouth Holland 708-868-0606
\nwww.fpdcc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SciTech Hands-on Museum <\/strong>
\n18 W. Benton Street
\nAurora 630-859-3434
\nhttps:\/\/www.scitechmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Spertus Museum Children\u2019s Center<\/strong>
\n610 S. Michigan Avenue
\nChicago 312-322-1700
\nwww.spertus.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Spring Brook Nature Center<\/strong>
\n130 Forest Avenue
\nItasca 630-773-2257
\nhttps:\/\/www.itascaparkdistrict.com\/317\/Springbrook-Nature-Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Taltree Arboretum & Gardens<\/strong>
\n71 North 500 West
\nValparaiso, IN 219-462-0025
\nhttps:\/\/www.pnw.edu\/gabis-arboretum<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolfe Wildlife Refuge & Bike Path<\/strong>
\n109th & Laramie Avenue
\nOak Lawn 708-857-2201
\nwww.olparks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Wonder Works Children’s Museum<\/strong>
\n6445 W. North Avenue
\nOak Park 708-383-4815
\nwww.wonder-works.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FAMILY ATTRACTIONS \/ EXPLORATION Bronzeville Children’s Museum Evergreen Plaza 96th Street & Central Avenue Evergreen Park 708-636-9504 www.bronzevillechildrensmuseum.com Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center 12545 West 111th Street Lemont 630-257-2045 www.fpdcc.com Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe 847-835-5440 www.chicagobotanic.org Chicago Children\u2019s Museum 700 East Grand Avenue Chicago 312-527-1000 https:\/\/www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org The Children’s Farm at The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":723,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions\/723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}