Attractions in Kankakee, Illinois

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Hidden Cove Family Fun Park 815-933-9150
70 Ken Hayes Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901
Hidden Cove is a playground for families, offering plenty of fun recreational activities for all ages providing a safe, family-friendly place to come and play together. more info map
Kankakee County Fairgrounds 815-932-6714
213 West 4000S Road, Kankakee, IL 60901
There are weekly shows and events throughout the year, at the fairgrounds, while the Kankakee County’s annual fair is usually the first week in August, and offers... more info map
Perry Farm, The 815-933-9905
456 North Kennedy Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901
This real farm complete with farmhouse, barn and many farm animals including oxen, ponies, rabbits, and goats, is the perfect place for a family or group outting. There... more info map

Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery 815-939-4506
901 North Entrance Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901
Located in Provena Heritage Village
Committed to developing and promoting the arts, this gallery offers different juried art shows every quarter. Admission is free to these shows. more info map
Kankakee County Historical Society Museum 815-932-5279
801 S. Eighth Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901
Eigth Avenue and Water Street
French and Native American furniture, vintage, firearms and Civil War documents and the nations largest exhibit of plaster studies by George Grey Barnard. more info map
Kankakee Model Railroad Club & Museum 815-929-9320
197 South East Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901
Located in Kankakee’s restored train depot, this museum features displays of running model trains and memorabilia. There is a scale model of Kankakee and its trains,... more info map
Watchekee's Revenge
494 West River, Kankakee, IL 60901
Located at Riverdecks on the Kankakee River
Local Kankakee County tribal artifacts and memorabilia are part of this permanent Indian exhibit. It includes historic lore narrative, a Native American Library, and... more info map

Willowhaven Nature Center 815-933-9905
1451 North 4000 East Road, Kankakee, IL 60901
Exhibits included touch tables with pelts, antlers, replica tracks and scat, minerals, seeds and bones, a reading nook, such live animals as turtles, snakes, spiders,... more info