Chicago

A Short Drive Away:

• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve (16.8 miles)
• Rocky Glen Waterfall (17 miles)
• Morton Arboretum (19.9 miles)
• Indiana Dunes State Park (34.4 miles)
• Indiana Dunes National Park (35.1 miles)
• Starved Rock State Park (76.7 miles)
• Matthiessen State Park (78.6 miles)
• Harley-Davidson Museum (83.4 miles)
• Milwaukee Art Museum (83.8 miles)
• Bronze Fonz (83.9 miles)

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