{"id":322,"date":"2012-06-30T18:16:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2020-08-28T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T16:24:12","slug":"natural-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/?page_id=322","title":{"rendered":"Natural History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS \/ NATURAL HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>360 Chicago Observation Deck<\/strong><br \/>\n875 North Michigan Avenue<br \/>\nChicago, IL 888-875-8439<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.360chicago.com\">www.360chicago.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adler Planetarium &amp; Astronomy Museum<\/strong><br \/>\n1300 South Lake Shore Drive<br \/>\nChicago, IL 312-922-7827<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adlerplanetarium.org\/\">www.adlerplanetarium.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brookfield Zoo<\/strong><br \/>\n3300 Golf Road<br \/>\nBrookfield, IL 708-688-8000<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.czs.org\/Brookfield-ZOO\/Home\">https:\/\/www.czs.org\/Brookfield-ZOO\/Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burpee Museum of Natural History<\/strong><br \/>\n737 North Main Street<br \/>\nRockford, IL 815-965-3433<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burpee.org\/\">www.burpee.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cernan Earth &amp; Space Center<\/strong><br \/>\nTriton College<br \/>\n2000 Fifth Avenue<br \/>\nRiver Grove, IL 708-456-0300<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.triton.edu\/cernan\">www.triton.edu\/cernan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago Botanic Garden<\/strong><br \/>\n1000 Lake Cook Road<br \/>\nGlencoe, IL 847-835-5440<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobotanic.org\/\">www.chicagobotanic.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosley Zoo<\/strong><br \/>\n1356 North Gary Avenue<br \/>\nWheaton, IL 630-665-5534<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosleyzoo.org\/\">www.cosleyzoo.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field Museum of Natural History<\/strong><br \/>\n1400 South Lake Shore Drive<br \/>\nChicago, IL 312-922-9410<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\">www.fieldmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabis Arboretum &amp; Gardens<\/strong><br \/>\n450 West 100 North<br \/>\nValparaiso, IN 219-462-0025<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnw.edu\/venue\/gabis-arboretum\/\">https:\/\/www.pnw.edu\/venue\/gabis-arboretum\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Garfield Park Conservatory<\/strong><br \/>\n300 North Central Park Avenue<br \/>\nChicago, IL 312-746-5100<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/garfieldconservatory.org\/\">https:\/\/garfieldconservatory.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gibson Woods Nature Preserve<\/strong><br \/>\n6201 Parrish Avenue<br \/>\nHammond, IN 219-844-3188<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lakecountyparks.com\/152\/Gibson-Woods-Nature-Preserve\">https:\/\/lakecountyparks.com\/152\/Gibson-Woods-Nature-Preserve<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iron Oaks Adventure Recreation Education<\/strong><br \/>\n20000 South Western Avenue<br \/>\nOlympia Fields, IL 708-481-2330<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ironsoaks.com\/\">www.ironsoaks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isle a la Cache Museum<\/strong><br \/>\n501 East Romeo Road<br \/>\nRomeoville, IL 815-886-1467<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reconnectwithnature.org\/preserves-trails\/visitor-centers\/isle-a-la-cache-museum\">https:\/\/www.reconnectwithnature.org\/preserves-trails\/visitor-centers\/isle-a-la-cache-museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>John G. Shedd Aquarium\/Oceanarium<\/strong><br \/>\n1200 South Lake Shore Drive<br \/>\nChicago, IL 312-939-2438<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\">www.sheddaquarium.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake Katherine Nature Center &amp; Botanic Gardens <\/strong><br \/>\n7402 West Lake Katherine Drive<br \/>\nPalos Heights, IL 708-361-1873<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakekatherine.org\/\">https:\/\/www.lakekatherine.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center<\/strong><br \/>\n9800 Willow Springs Road<br \/>\nWillow Springs, IL 708-839-6897<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fpdcc.com\/places\/locations\/little-red-schoolhouse-nature-center\/\">https:\/\/fpdcc.com\/places\/locations\/little-red-schoolhouse-nature-center\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lincoln Park Zoo<\/strong><br \/>\n2001 North Clark Street<br \/>\nChicago, IL 312-742-2000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpzoo.com\/\">www.lpzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Merrilleville Community Planetarium<\/strong><br \/>\n199 East 70th Avenue<br \/>\nMerrillville, IN 219-650-5486<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcpstars.org\/\">www.mcpstars.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary<\/strong><br \/>\n4400 North Simonds Drive<br \/>\nChicago, IL<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakecookaudubon.org\/birding-sites\/montrose-point-bird-sanctuary\">https:\/\/www.lakecookaudubon.org\/birding-sites\/montrose-point-bird-sanctuary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Morton Arboretum<\/strong><br \/>\n4100 Illinois Route 53<br \/>\nLisle, IL 630-968-0074<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortonarb.org\/\">www.mortonarb.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Museum of Science &amp; Industry<\/strong><br \/>\n5700 South Lake Shore Drive<br \/>\nChicago, IL 773-684-1414<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msichicago.org\/\">www.msichicago.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nichols Park Wildflower Garden<\/strong><br \/>\n1355 East 53rd Street<br \/>\nChicago, IL 312-747-2703<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoparkdistrict.com\/parks\/Nichols-Park\">www.chicagoparkdistrict.com\/parks\/Nichols-Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Notebaert Nature Museum<\/strong><br \/>\n2430 North Cannon Drive<br \/>\nChicago, IL 773-755-5100<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/naturemuseum.org\/\">https:\/\/naturemuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education <\/strong><br \/>\nIndiana Dunes<br \/>\n100 North Lake Street<br \/>\nGary, IN 219-395-1821<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/indu\">www.nps.gov\/indu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plum Creek Nature Center<\/strong><br \/>\n27064 South Dutton Road<br \/>\nBeecher, IL 708-946-2216<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/forestpreserves.org\/visitor-centers\/pcnc\">http:\/\/forestpreserves.org\/visitor-centers\/pcnc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Oak Nature Center<\/strong><br \/>\n2343 South River Street<br \/>\nBatavia, IL 630-897-1808<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org\/venue\/red-oak-nature-center\/\">https:\/\/www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org\/venue\/red-oak-nature-center\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sagawau Environmental Education Center<\/strong><br \/>\n12545 West 111th Street<br \/>\nLemont, IL 630-257-2045<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fpdcc.com\/places\/locations\/sagawau-environmental-learning-center\/\">https:\/\/fpdcc.com\/places\/locations\/sagawau-environmental-learning-center\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sand Ridge Nature Center<\/strong><br \/>\n15891 Paxton Avenue<br \/>\nSouth Holland, IL 708-868-0606<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fpdcc.com\/nature-centers\/sand-ridge-nature-center\">http:\/\/fpdcc.com\/nature-centers\/sand-ridge-nature-center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Park Zoo <\/strong><br \/>\n115 Lakeshore Drive<br \/>\nMichigan City, IN 219-873-1510<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonparkzoo.com\/\">www.washingtonparkzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS \/ NATURAL HISTORY 360 Chicago Observation Deck 875 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 888-875-8439 www.360chicago.com Adler Planetarium &amp; Astronomy Museum 1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 312-922-7827 www.adlerplanetarium.org Brookfield Zoo 3300 Golf Road Brookfield, IL 708-688-8000 https:\/\/www.czs.org\/Brookfield-ZOO\/Home Burpee Museum of Natural History 737 North Main Street Rockford, IL 815-965-3433 www.burpee.org Cernan Earth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":685,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322\/revisions\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/NWIndy3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}