Hidden Cove Family Fun Park 70 Ken Hayes Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901, 815-933-9150, 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.

Kankakee County Fairgrounds 213 West 4000S Road, Kankakee, IL 60901, 815-932-6714, 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 grandstand entertainment, and carnival rides.

Perry Farm, The 456 North Kennedy Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901, 815-933-9905, 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 is a pavilion available for picnics, and paved trails, perfect for biking, walking, rollerblading, and cross-country skiing. There are even Indian Caves to explore.

Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery 901 North Entrance Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901, Located in Provena Heritage Village, 815-939-4506, Committed to developing and promoting the arts, this gallery offers different juried art shows every quarter. Admission is free to these shows.

Kankakee County Historical Society Museum 801 S. Eighth Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901, Eigth Avenue and Water Street, 815-932-5279, French and Native American furniture, vintage, firearms and Civil War documents and the nations largest exhibit of plaster studies by George Grey Barnard.

Kankakee Model Railroad Club & Museum 197 South East Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901, 815-929-9320, 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, as they looked in the 1950’s. A life-size, 1947 Pullman coach, displayed outside of the depot, has been restored and can be used for small events. The museum is open Sat. and Sun. 12-4 p.m.

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 Old Northwest Woodland Indian art.