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... 

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... 

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... 

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.

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...

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. more...

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... 

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... 

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...