The best ofIllinois

25 places people travel for, ranked by real-world fame. Tap any one for hours, photos and a day plan around it.

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   Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

   Park & nature · Springfield

   Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA

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   Begin Route 66

   Landmark · Chicago

   Former U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States

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   The Art Institute of Chicago

   Museum · Chicago

   Art museum and school in Chicago, United States

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   Millennium Park

   Park & nature · Chicago

   Public park in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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   Field Museum

   Museum · Chicago

   Natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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   Chess Studio

   Museum · Chicago

   American record company, founded in 1950 in Chicago

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   Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

   Museum · Chicago

   Museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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   Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum

   Museum · Chicago

   Chicago archaeology museum and research center

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   Farnsworth House

   Landmark · Chicago

   House designed by Mies van der Rohe

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    Frederick C. Robie House

    Landmark · Chicago

    U.S. National Historic Landmark in Chicago, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

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    Grant Park

    Park & nature · Chicago

    Urban park in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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    Bataan Park

    Park & nature · Chicago

    1942 intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II

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    Buckingham Fountain

    Landmark · Chicago

    Fountain in Chicago, Illinois

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    Shedd Aquarium

    Landmark · Chicago

    Public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Obama Presidential Center Museum

    Museum · Chicago

    Presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois

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    Museum of Contemporary Art

    Museum · Chicago

    Art museum in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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    U-505 Submarine

    Landmark · Chicago

    1941 Type IXC submarine

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    Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

    Museum · Chicago

    Settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Lincoln (Abraham) Park

    Park & nature · Chicago

    Large park along the lakefront of Chicago, Illinois' North Side

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    Navy Pier

    Landmark · Chicago

    Amusement pier in Chicago

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    Six Flags Great America

    Landmark · Chicago

    Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States

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    Brookfield Zoo Chicago

    Landmark · Chicago

    Zoo in Cook County, Illinois

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    Chicago Botanic Gardens

    Attraction · Chicago

    Botanical garden located in Illinois, USA

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    Lincoln Park Zoo

    Landmark · Chicago

    Zoo located in Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois

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    Lincoln Home National Historic Site

    Park & nature · Springfield

    National historic site in Illinois, USA

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