Best Places to Visit Near Des Plaines
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Des Plaines 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 Wheaton, Lombard, Oak Park) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Des Plaines
Where to go for a weekend trip near Des Plaines? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Des Plaines within a 50 mile radius.
City
![wheaton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/da8f2f08b2c85b45c93ff56c318e2905.jpg?1607708787)
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
![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
![schaumburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cacc1fd1d9288d3545879275b4ec9e1b.jpg?1588240742)
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)
Village
![bloomingdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/33ca378767f9c5341fe93c3cd8d83ade.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![carol stream](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/11d9d9f018d4507c0b2f934562dde390.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![bartlett](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b966de8f0056a95ca86e83b2736d110a.jpg?1591087953)
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)
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
![south barrington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bdbb733e1e0f8918dae9b5563d605d4e.jpg?1621516447)
Village
![elk grove village](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0676359447128564332e4766148e2af4.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![barrington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b13d49a14a833cbd6a0daf08ab58aeb3.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)
City
![lake forest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/21ab000f317466f59501c36c688e95a5.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![hoffman estates](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0ea55d30b947399714e0fcb26c98e167.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lincolnshire](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/72a2796bbd21e20efc5d30ae9fffa232.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)
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
![palatine](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/191d28876e811b6f3bccf84209c50484.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
![buffalo grove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8e5420f9f97313df95080001bce3d73a.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![vernon hills](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3fa78c75ab4a2f3e930481ff8ab4c4e2.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![roselle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/373ad1226db11716f4898014c197fd90.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![morton grove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9fa5d2e55318e805d54298492e0677bf.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lake zurich](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6b63fdcac73ce4cf4a172963bb78b8ce.jpg?1582270511)
City
![northlake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ee683ca937f06055274fa7ac1519c930.jpg?1582270511)
City
![highwood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/95a0c7ef552b49a56a00cfeace564764.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![melrose park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9f0b41cdbcd41311132de98a8741107d.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Des Plaines
Best Day Trips from Des Plaines
![Brookfield Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bed2939ac18237f6791e70c5838e2eef.jpg?1582270511)
Sprawling zoo with thousands of animals
![BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7a3dc64faf62fc33c49e66fd9f73b8f2.jpg?1582270511)
![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)
![Cosley Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/af33d35c0eefb3c817b9242c7dd64260.jpg?1607708643)
5 acres of native Illinois animals
![DuPage County Historical Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/90e234c3a194c5c48178aa285d247728.jpg?1582270511)
![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)
![Willow Creek Community Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/81afe3395a090a93994ae3344c6f84a7.jpg?1582270511)
![St. Adalbert Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/42_00475_-87_8008.jpg)
![Hawthorn Mall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/34bcb96f061b72532f3e1db64c7aba8a.jpg?1582270511)
![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)
![Cantigny Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/19fbb78b90b4fe1b9e28f907bf216368.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)
![Wintrust Field](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/44390670e294f3c19de5f79aaa62dc76.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)
![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
![Now Arena](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/229531bd71fdaee4ee93b91ff005e551.jpg?1582270511)
![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)
![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)
![Marion E. Wade Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e42804f697e87c8a4002291a7ab8b194.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)
![Trinity Episcopal Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2664b183e59f4a8e977ebafea842130d.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)
![Wheaton Park District](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_86594_-88_10636.jpg)
![Brummel Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9344fe7f18f1b38ca6af1cabbb250ef1.jpg?1648506656)
![College Church in Wheaton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/685afd67e5cce6c029148a3ecdda5a9d.jpg?1582270511)
![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)
![Market Square](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/69997958d81753cb57d4814247619bf7.jpg?1641732540)
![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)
![Billy Graham Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/48172308e37bb503a9b0c1b07647df28.jpg?1582270511)
![Elmhurst Great Western Prairie](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/41_8858_-87_9525.jpg)
![Catlow Theater](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f904013485ca91c4b32778bd5a98f832.jpg?1582270511)