Best Places to Visit Near Chicago
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Chicago with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Lombard, Oak Park, Downers Grove) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Chicago
Where to go for a weekend trip near Chicago? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Chicago within a 50 mile radius.
Village
![lombard](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ec055639a5f70e64b452d6cf09b095b3.jpg?1606651500)
Village
![oak park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/12ab573aab825ab61bfde9d27169a809.jpg?1609694604)
Village
![downers grove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5f46419fc97e500541afdbc581360e23.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![glen ellyn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7cbd1fda625ffb9c9d7cd56da03d09b3.jpg?1582270511)
City
![evanston](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7f2134ad83aae16d11b34f10959dba20.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![rosemont](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/110b69bd467c4baf84d2bf486e9d9bdc.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![oak brook](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/52b89e288bff6084b0e3a065b9048572.jpg?1600964791)
Village
![wilmette](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/189c3cc0fab453de9db405ba6ee37b34.jpg?1621360276)
Village
![brookfield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cd0d745131fddbe4d5ab5c9d67da1207.jpg?1588165165)
Village
![glencoe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fcf9c216f9317f5164237b1efb0accc9.jpg?1582270511)
City
![park ridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bf6da583ed614aa0fa239448090cd0a9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![arlington heights](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b482d72afd5162c1a62e1d6cbad578c0.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![skokie](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8178f197a954f668fa269e2aef978b00.jpg?1582270511)
City
![elmhurst](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6fc094369eff878ba9b0a539fdf7d41d.jpg?1582270511)
City
![des plaines](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7f1ae84812e8e78cbba132028cd8e733.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![glenview](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/200a2c3bd1274b161f2d6eae026666af.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![niles](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f4fc6b1c083f7d05e0d765c227976232.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![northbrook](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fff85c5fad0160db1c870ee9359c07a9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![la grange](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3ab0f14d62ea23709a262c35728a0b36.jpg?1582270511)
City
![darien](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e2d6289a5135f47523b09554ff14753b.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![hillside](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/78c50096c272c31eeb32b28024b33622.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![river grove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4c0cc2c7f197192e6a19e8e5f5759fb9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![westmont](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6c7b54a35573e3c5e32a90ec73123503.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![tinley park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a8b28148389ffd5fc290e68cae3ad14d.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![elk grove village](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0676359447128564332e4766148e2af4.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![addison](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/07b376f1814092c1bf341976cd901fe3.jpg?1582270511)
City
![berwyn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4aa6f69400d9e1f448d1fd167433e652.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![westchester](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ad25f4a362ba5f823bd2e7174c057bf3.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![orland park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7a11d5acac65622876055ed7bd7d0d38.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![mount prospect](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/82053134187911346548e7e8d52d46df.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![bensenville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cdc75dc597d62cf85f289181cad8d29b.jpg?1582270511)
City
![hammond](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a8a4a8d45f019d6819e4f992f796d705.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![elmwood park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bd637bf3af3bbf78d86a3cfd8ea53231.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![schiller park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_955_-87_8695.jpg)
Village
![deerfield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cccd1ebe20514f697744e13ebd264d7f.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![hinsdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e293f2d43ce2ffe62554bcad31e72520.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![villa park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f4699917eadce837974d49a49c3c6100.jpg?1582270511)
City
![highland park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/49b5e454e3f76a4ee1c03a660e9d84f5.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![midlothian](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f459487846c4a691f7a18f417864988e.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![bridgeview](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/87085b7a58ca5ad81c773a81e5b7c30e.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![morton grove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9fa5d2e55318e805d54298492e0677bf.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![oak lawn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3f20bed25ab65b82a0dcdae066eab92c.jpg?1582270511)
City
![east chicago](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/47a72b46bc66967da8e72764282246ed.jpg?1582270511)
City
![northlake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ee683ca937f06055274fa7ac1519c930.jpg?1582270511)
City
![whiting](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6c8fe89f2fe1a5e4e8afe635b5370353.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lansing](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2300f567bac33e209bbc2cc73891c50f.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![evergreen park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7fa493dc6b1cc3bb61f9517ef781a1aa.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![alsip](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_674_-87_7382.jpg)
Village
![clarendon hills](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b68fa9f0ef86b81b3c863bf0f14655e1.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![melrose park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9f0b41cdbcd41311132de98a8741107d.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Chicago
Best Day Trips from Chicago
![Brookfield Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bed2939ac18237f6791e70c5838e2eef.jpg?1582270511)
Sprawling zoo with thousands of animals
![Chicago Botanic Garden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/94293df5cff99b031119260eabc85e05.jpg?1591110073)
Extensive gardens and nature preserves
![Graue Mill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9bde0394763585f6dff7efaacee28bea.jpg?1600964831)
![Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e1a80c5c253db72fbcd14e33359a21c1.jpg?1609694029)
The famed Prairie-style architect’s home
![Bahá'í House of Worship](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/edd6cb084a2e9ca92486eaccb80c4df1.jpg?1621359922)
![St. Adalbert Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/42_00475_-87_8008.jpg)
![Toyota Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/49dbb8401c86c9bd01268a9b9fafd580.jpg?1636458686)
![Arlington Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5ab787b11ab2ff30a85e058d1b0e3244.jpg?1582270511)
![La Grange Village Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/99de4acb2176215c4442f4413569a8c0.jpg?1648553023)
![Pleasant Home](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1e2d8715dbdac8d1bb465f2a80e08bde.jpg?1582270511)
![Bachelor's Grove Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a06769a5658aa9bfd0145e68c65e6702.jpg?1582270511)
![Unity Temple](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b358b2c44be847f8b9a5e4be656d1e23.jpg?1582270511)
![Ryan Field Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8370eb9888809b70d014b4d17247848a.jpg?1582270511)
![Maple Street Chapel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/317d7e16c034acc8c3e13562a00edda7.jpg?1582270511)
![Welsh-Ryan Arena](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4ebd6d5cce1879168a42d248117bcfd5.jpg?1582270511)
![Haymarket Martyrs' Monument](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8745c0b697e6048317aa2f9d5e3d059e.jpg?1582270511)
![Pickwick Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/49ba09a0f916215b21907fd0cc004124.jpg?1582270511)
![McDonald's Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ae42a25c5b74d9599cc73f684064efb9.jpg?1582270511)
![Showmen's Rest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f0915fea7491926a53ac555cba34cf2e.jpg?1648461828)
![Odeum Expo Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/feb5beadbf58919e1d063807621b7df1.jpg?1582270511)
![Lake Arlington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/42_11499_-87_95841.jpg)
![Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/48415fcf030fa59718b7e1b8b211c2b5.jpg?1582270511)
Exhibits commemorating the Holocaust
![Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3d96ed7229f7a928ca9a5dfbe1b0b996.jpg?1641740559)
![Stacy's Tavern](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/14cf4dd774c791a0d35c8df6dd65446a.jpg?1582270511)
![Tivoli Theater](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bfbc8e79793517ac44574d12703746c5.jpg?1582270511)
![Grosse Point Light](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3d72705a2551e68a746126b22facc1f0.jpg?1582270511)
![Parkway Bank Sports Complex](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_9808_-87_8724.jpg)
![Horse Show Fountain](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c3f69547ffcca86512c1162a9551f4fb.jpg?1582270511)
![Oak Park Village Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7fa0d9026246816220f21e40d64af558.jpg?1648511732)
![St. Joseph Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f45511ff92548b20035d4c0a9e1e1152.jpg?1582270511)
![Maywood Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bf49b030ecf3637cf34d887b29e4ec7c.jpg?1582270511)
![Charles Gates Dawes House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5254c23edf287befa7a4fa7f9792a565.jpg?1582270511)
![Leaning Tower of Niles](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/30c9540c025b04d2aa87f10f5989a27a.jpg?1582270511)
![Mount Carmel Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2e9d7390d49bd6cb4b77f01783291652.jpg?1582270511)
![Doerhoefer Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fed6dbe2a7a4e286a1a24b3339d13ead.jpg?1648462630)
![All Saints Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3fb6d0df9c144417bfc31df7d1b1f0fb.jpg?1582270511)
![Oakridge Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f2ea4c3868859a60110700bbf19bf939.jpg?1582270511)
![Lilacia Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_885_-88_021.jpg)
![Donald E. Stephens Convention Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1395348ba20dac4a7d1dfedf3d398b73.jpg?1582270511)
![Elmwood Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/764730b548a0e11a5036559198ab9a43.jpg?1582270511)
![Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fe58b711d4f982a19cd9906af2ceb195.jpg?1582270511)
![Sacred Heart Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/490b0775c5fe343cd72fe7304fa443d2.jpg?1582270511)
![Kohl Children's Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/88346363cbe418432dec79ed4560a7c4.jpg?1582270511)
![Brummel Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9344fe7f18f1b38ca6af1cabbb250ef1.jpg?1648506656)
![Elmhurst History Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2d2f0f862a73545f736ea67cb9d95931.jpg?1582270511)
![Lake Ellyn Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3102510722a64682de23466d6db470ea.jpg?1582270511)
![Raymond Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/742cb8a9dfbacc9e7c26136c11ae5f7e.jpg?1641725789)
![Wilder Park Conservatory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4345e6adbf2157abfcf6bc498336bc6a.jpg?1641725671)
![Redeemer Lutheran Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/62d16ededf53865bfa32808d90446780.jpg?1582270511)
![Rosemont Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/19cf23b1d6f5ff4827dc3ad7c95bc402.jpg?1582270511)
![Elmhurst Great Western Prairie](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_8858_-87_9525.jpg)
![National Shrine of St Therese](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b20f0a8c4a9196e99e06a4ccd3643c1e.jpg?1582270511)
![Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f9823ebfe0855d915bf57deba3aef833.jpg?1582270511)
![Park Ridge Youth Campus](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ccf91835a06f620dd7a5e53c1645a20c.jpg?1648505964)
![Islamic Foundation](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8c6c7fd7ffdc1c09aa1423e5605bda44.jpg?1648550626)
![Lake Opeka](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/42_0128_-87_8968.jpg)
![The Rock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/59344e5c0dce9d58049ac18fc8aa6d7a.jpg?1582270511)
![Horseshoe Hammond](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cb2a0f4f4094c9e1d36c444a60fbc632.jpg?1582270511)
![College of DuPage](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5a99a422e052d0f3c195e24c98d197c8.jpg?1648433081)
![Oak Park Conservatory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/149741507f9a8281129a215e20bd7c6f.jpg?1582270511)