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Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Historic Pleasant Home (circa 1897)
    217 South Home Avenue • Oak Brook, IL 60302
    Oak Park
    708-383-2654
    Built by prominent Prairie-school architect George W. Maher, this opulent and distinctive 30 room mansion is a National Historic Landmark and tours are available. more...  map

  • Peabody Mansion Estate (circa 1919)
    1717 West Thirty-First Street • Oak Brook, IL 60523
    630-850-2360
    Located on the 90 acre Mayslake Forest Preserve, this magnificent 39 room Tudor Gothic mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available for tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Portiuncula Chapel is also on site and it is the only known replica in the United States of the original Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy.

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Graue Mill and Museum (circa 1852)
    3800 South York Road • Oak Brook, IL 60522
    630-655-2090
    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Graue Mill is the only operating waterwheel gristmill in Illinois. The Museum includes four floors of artifacts and displays including an Underground Railroad exhibit and daily demonstrations of milling, spinning and weaving.  more...  map

  • Lisle Station Park
    921 School Street • Lisle, IL 60532
    630-968-0499
    This park was created for the community's historic train deport and features an 1874 CB&Q railroad depot, an 1881 wooden caboose, a circa 1850's farmhouse, and a circa 1830's tavern and inn. Historic gardens and special exhibits are also on site and various educational programs are available. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Czechoslovak Heritage Museum
    122 West Twenty-Second Street • Oak Brook, IL 60523
    630-472-0500
    Highlighting the history and culture of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, this museum contains a wide variety of displays and exhibits including authentic Czech, Moravian, and Slovak costumes, crystals and ceramics, historical exhibits, dolls and puppets, and needlework dating from 1850.

  • Elmhurst Art Museum
    150 Cottage Hill • Oak Brook, IL 60126
    Elmhurst
    630-834-0202
    Award-winning museum that is known for the on site Ludwig Mies van der Rohe McCormick house and includes an educational pavilion, a dramatic glass entrance gallery, and three museum galleries. more...  map

  • Elmhurst Historical Museum
    120 East Park Avenue • Oak Brook, IL 60126
    Elmhurst
    630-833-1457
    Changing interpretive exhibits on Elmhurst's history, as well as national touring exhibits, are exhibited at this prize-winning museum that also offers programs for children, families, and adults throughout the year. more...  map

  • Ernest Hemingway Museum and Birthplace
    200 North Oak Park Avenue • Oak Brook, IL 60302
    Oak Park
    708-848-2222, 877-HEMINGWAY
    Focusing on Hemingway's first 20 years spent in Oak Park, this museum and Victorian home where Hemingway was born features displays regarding Hemingway's childhood, as well as a collection of his earliest writings, photographs, memorabilia, and letters. Tours are available. more...  map

  • Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
    217 Home Avenue • Oak Brook, IL 60532
    Oak Park
    708-848-6755
    The area's rich heritage is celebrated at this museum that is operated by the historical society and contains numerous historic displays including antique furnishings, exhibits on famous people in the area, and exhibits on past ways of life.  more...

  • Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
    220 Cottage Hill • Oak Brook, IL 60126
    Wilder Park, Located in Elmhurst
    630-833-1616
    A one-of-a-kind museum that features displays of Chinese jade and other hard stone carvings, as well as gemstones, dioramas, and minerals. Hands-on exhibits and a unique gift shop are also on site. more...  map

  • Theatre Historical Society of America
    152 North York • Oak Brook, IL 60126
    York Theatre Building, 2nd floor, Elmhurst
    630-782-1800
    Dedicating to preserving and remembering historic theaters, this historical society provides a museum and archive filled with an exclusive collection of memorabilia, photographs, blueprints, and books from various types of theaters. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Morton Arboretum
    4100 Illinois Route 53 • Oak Brook, IL 60532
    Located in Lisle
    630-968-0074
    Magnificent 1,700-acre arboretum and botanical garden highlighting trees and other plants from around the world in gardens and natural settings, hundreds of acres of natural areas, 14 miles of hiking trails, 9 miles of paved roads for automobile tours, and an open air tram. Seasonal events, weekend programs, performing arts, a coffee shop, and a store  more...  map

  • Oak Park Conservatory
    615 Garfield Street • Oak Brook, IL 60304
    Oak Park
    708-386-4700
    Established in 1914, this 8,000 square foot botanical gem is the third largest conservatory in the Chicago area and contains numerous plants from around the world. Year round educational activities for all ages are available. more...  map

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