Amusements

• Didier Farms
  16678 West Aptakisic Road • Waukegan, IL 60069
  Prairie View
  847-634-3291
  Offering pony rides, corn maze, farm animal zoo, petting zoo, authentic Indian teepees, Halloween shop, costume shop, animated figures, and fall displays. more...  map

• Marytown/National Religious Shrine
  1600 West Park Avenue • Waukegan, IL 60048
  Libertyville
  847-367-7800
  Marytown/National Religios Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe is one of the nation's most beautiful religious sites. Many stained glass windows and seven-foot beautiful mosaics decorate the chapel as well as seven different types of marble. Home to an order of Conventual Franciscan Friars.  more...  map

• Rink Side Sports & Family Entertainment Center
  6170 West Grand Avenue • Waukegan, IL 60031
  Gurnee
  847-856-1064
  State of the art entertainment center featuring a regulation-size ice skating rink, 180 video and interactive games, virtual reality, lazer tag arena, and full-service restaurants.  more...  map

• Six Flags Great America
  State Route 132 and I-94 • Waukegan, IL 60031
  Gurnee
  847-249-1776
  A premier family entertainment center featuring over 100 rides, shows, and attractions. Includes 10 white-knuckle roller coasters and two huge children's areas.  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Cuneo Museum & Gardens
  1350 North Milwaukee Avenue • Waukegan, IL 60061
  Vernon Hills
  847-362-3042
  A historic mansion dating from 1914 nestled on 75 acres of vistas and formal gardens. The Italianate architecture is the work of architect Benjamin Marshall, who was commissioned by Samuel Insull to create a summer villa. more...

Museums & Galleries

• Great Lakes Naval Museum
  P.O. Box 886307 • Waukegan, IL 60088
  Great Lakes
  847-688-3154
  Artifacts, memorabilia, and photographs are on display to illustrate the exciting past of the Navy, and of Great Lakes in particular. Offering guided tours of Great Lakes Naval Training Center.  map

• Lake County Discovery Museum
  27277 Forest Preseve Drive • Waukegan, IL 60084
  Wauconda
  847-968-3400
  Nationally accredited, award-winning museum offering fun interactive exhibits featuring the world's largest collection of picture postcards, "Mall of History," Vortex Roller Coaster Theater, and beautiful Forest Preserve setting.  more...  map

• Power House, The
  100 Shiloh Boulevard • Waukegan, IL 60099
  Zion
  847-746-7080 not a working number
  The Power House is an interactive energy museum with over 60 hands-on exhibits.  more...  map

• Raupp Museum
  901 Dunham Lane • Waukegan, IL 60089
  Buffalo Grove
  847-850-2144 / 847-459-2318
  Offering programs, exhibits, and displays that cover a variety of topics and historical subject matter from specifics about Buffalo Grove people and places to a general overview of life in the past.  more...  map