Illinois
Fall Vacations & Unique Travel Spots
Hancock Observatory
The New Hancock Observatory Takes You to the Top of Chicago—and Beyond! Following a multi-million dollar renovation, the
new Hancock Observatory is dazzling visitors with incredible 94th-floor views, high-tech features and Chicago’s only
open-air Skywalk—1,000 feet above the Magnificent Mile. The new Hancock Observatory, in the heart of Chicago's Magnificent
Mile, gives you a one-stop tour of Chicago. Feel "The Windy City" on Skywalk, Chicago's highest open-air viewing deck.
Lend a ear to Sky Tours audio tour for an outstanding overview of the city. Picture yourself as a 1968 construction worker
or Big John's window washer, all through the magic of trick photography. Best of all, experience Chicago's best views,
spanning up to 80 miles and four states!
Location: John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
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Children's Museum of Illinois
The Children's Museum of Illinois invites you to explore the hands-on interactive exhibits. The all-new museum offers over
10,000 square feet of exhibit space for children and families to discover. Imagine flying a Piper airplane or becoming an
Egyptian queen or a knight in shining armor....You can do it at the Children's Museum! So come visit the museum to explore
and discover--and learn more about our world in the process.
Location: 55 South Country Club Road, Decatur, IL
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DuPage Children's Museum
The mission of the DuPage Children’s Museum is to stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving in young
children through: self-directed, open-ended experiences - integration of the arts, science and math, and the child-adult
learning partnership.
Location: 301 N. Washington St. Naperville, IL
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The Notebaert Nature Museum
Nature, It’s closer than you think. In fact, it’s just steps away from Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s chic Lincoln Park.
Here, you’ll find a natural oasis, conveniently located right here in the city. Discover the mysteries of nature – up
close. Bright blue butterflies brush your cheek. A praying mantis sizes you up. Water snakes enjoy a snack inches away
from your face. Play leapfrog with grasshoppers in our prairie landscape. You’ll be transfixed. You’ll be amazed. You’ll
be an expert on the secret world of critters, creatures, and our connections with nature.
Location: 2430 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL
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Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry is the first Museum in North America to develop the idea of hands-on, interactive
exhibits, and it's the largest science museum in a single building in the Western Hemisphere with over 800 exhibits and
over 2,000 interactive units located in over 350,000 square feet of exhibit space. Museum Exhibit Highlights - A WWII
captured German submarine on the National Register of Historic Places. A working coal-mine shaft elevator from 1933. A
cantilevered Boeing 727 that visitors can walk through. A 3,500-square-foot model railroad, one of the largest in the
world. Exhibits on the brain and computer imaging that have garnered awards from the American Association of Museums.
Whispering gallery - acoustically perfect room in "Communications". Baby-chick hatchery - fascinating live display of
newborn chicks and much more.
Location: 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
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