HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS / NATURAL HISTORY

360 Chicago Observation Deck
875 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago 888-875-8439
www.360chicago.com

Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 312-922-7827
www.adlerplanetarium.org

Brookfield Zoo
8400 West 31st Street
Brookfield 708-688-8000
https://www.czs.org/landing

Burpee Museum of Natural History
737 North Main Street
Rockford 815-965-3433
www.burpee.org

Cernan Earth & Space Center
Triton College
2000 North Fifth Avenue
River Grove 708-456-0300
www.triton.edu/cernan

Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe 847-835-5440
www.chicagobotanic.org

Cosley Zoo
1356 North Gary Avenue
Wheaton 630-665-5534
www.cosleyzoo.org

Emily Oaks Nature Center
4650 Brummel Street
Skokie 847-674-1500
http://skokieparks.org/emily-oaks-nature-center

Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Boulevard
Evanston 847-448-8256
www.evanstonenvironment.org

Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 312-922-9410
www.fieldmuseum.org

Gabis Arboretum & Gardens
450 West 100 North
Valparaiso, IN 219-462-0025
https://www.pnw.edu/gabis-arboretum

Garfield Park Conservatory
300 North Central Park Avenue
Chicago 773-638-1766
https://garfieldconservatory.org

Iron Oaks Environmental Learning Center
20000 Western Avenue
Olympia Fields 708-481-2330
www.ironsoaks.com

Isle a la Cache Museum
501 East Romeo Road
Romeoville 815-886-1467
www.reconnectwithnature.org/preserves-trails/visitor-centers/isle-a-la-cache-museum

John G. Shedd Aquarium & Oceanarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 312-939-2438
www.sheddaquarium.org

Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens
7402 West Lake Katherine Drive
Palos Heights 708-361-1873
www.lakekatherine.org

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
9800 Willow Springs Road
Willow Springs 708-839-6897
http://fpdcc.com/nature-centers/little-red-schoolhouse-nature-center

Lincoln Park Zoo
2045 North Lincoln Park West
Chicago 312-742-2000
www.lpzoo.com

The Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle 630-968-0074
www.mortonarb.org

Museum of Science & Industry
5700 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 773-684-1414
www.msichicago.org

Nichols Natural Area
1342 East 54th Street
Chicago 312-742-PLAY
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago 773-755-5100
www.naturemuseum.org

Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
Indiana Dunes
100 North Lake Street
Gary, IN 219-395-1882
www.nps.gov/indu

Plum Creek Nature Center
27064 South Dutton Road
Beecher 708-946-2216
www.reconnectwithnature.org/preserves-trails/visitor-centers/plum-creek-nature-center

Red Oak Nature Center
2343 South River Street
Batavia 630-897-1808
www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/facilities/red-oak-nature-center

Sagawau Environmental Education Center
12545 West 111th Street
Lemont 630-257-2045
http://fpdcc.com/nature-centers/sagawau-environmental-learning-center

Sand Ridge Nature Center
15891 Paxton Avenue
South Holland 708-868-0606
http://fpdcc.com/nature-centers/sand-ridge-nature-center

Washington Park Zoo
115 Lakeshore Drive
Michigan City, IN 219-873-1510
www.washingtonparkzoo.com

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