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Trip.Best Top 4 Family-friendly Attractions in Cook County [2024]
Discover the best family-friendly activities in Cook County! Fun for kids and adults alike for a perfect family day out.
Updated Oct 2024
- 7.44.5/5232 Review
based on 9938 reviews"happy joy family ........... . ... ..................hahakldksjabbsdnsjjdj hhshdjjdhsjja jajjdjjsksjjd jajgsjjsjjd jkahajkfjsjjakif hhakjahkahjkah"Chicago.Near South Side16km from downtown
No.3 of Best Things to Do in Cook CountyHighlights: The Side Aquarium is located on the south side of Grant Park, in the same area as the Field Museum and the Adler Planetarium, adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is the largest indoor aquarium in the world. The "Caribbean Reef" area in the aquarium has a large tank. In the 90,000-gallon reservoir, marine creatures live harmoniously, beautiful corals, domineering sharks, It's amazing and enviable to have graceful turtles living their little lives at ease right in front of you. The size of the Side Aquarium will definitely make you addicted, with more than 700 species and more than 6,000 marine creatures. In addition, don't forget to watch the live feeding of the staff from 11:00 to 2:00 pm every day. They dive into the water with food and feed the ferocious sharks leisurely. Although the whole process looks very thrilling, it is based on long-term trust and friendship. Get along, everything becomes warm and natural.Show Less - 5.44.6/5111 Review
based on 11239 reviews"Nice diversity in exhibits. Beautiful building and interior design. They switch art collection very often so go often you will be surprised. Sometimes it might not be your taste but still fun to check out new trends and artist. There's a cute cafe on the basement as well serve pretty good coffee. Farmer's Market out front on the Tuesday mornings but they aren't allowed dogs to go into the farmer's market! That was a bit disappointed. Love the Tuesday night Jazz, ordered a wine or beer and cheese and sit on the lawn. I saw people bring their own picnic basket too. a wonderful way to enjoy Chicago summer! love this museum"Chicago11.2km from downtownNo.11 of Best Things to Do in Cook CountyHighlights: The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry was built on the site of the 1893 World's Fair. Located in Hyde Park, the museum covers an area of 14 hectares and is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. The museum's display content is very rich, from basic scientific knowledge to cutting-edge scientific knowledge, which can meet various learning needs from children to adults. The museum has three floors, and each floor has four staircases, which are distinguished by four colors of red, yellow, blue and green, providing convenient visiting conditions for the audience. At the same time, the museum uses these knowledge points to form the entire exhibition, and the research on each knowledge point is very in-depth, and each exhibit can be participated in hands-on. Brain science is a well-known field of knowledge that is difficult to express, and it is even more difficult to engage audiences. What amazes us is that the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has designed very good exhibits in this field. Here, you can see various natural phenomena in the Science Storm Exhibition Hall, visit the German submarine U-505 captured in World War II; you can experience the operation of a coal mine, and you can experience a five-layer spherical screen in a Chicago family. You can also witness the process of chicks breaking their shells in the chick hatchery. In short, there are many advanced technologies and interactive experiences waiting for travelers to experience in person.Show Less - 5.44.2/585 Reviewbased on 2196 reviews"A D L E R P L A N E T A R I U M- not just a place to know more about space, but the best place to see the beautiful Chicago skyline 😍•𝓌𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓈𝓅𝒶𝒸𝑒•𝓉𝑜 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓌𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓈𝑒•𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓈𝒶𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸𝑒•𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝓂𝑒𝑒𝓉𝓈 𝓈𝑜𝓁𝒶𝒸𝑒©️LuckyCharm08#iAmTraveLAINE❣️"Chicago.Chicago Lakefront Trail16.2km from downtownNo.13 of Best Things to Do in Cook CountyHighlights: The Adler Planetarium is located on the lakeside area on the south side of Grant Park. It was built in 1930 and is one of the oldest planetariums in the United States. Form a pavilion group. There is a spherical theater in the tour guide hall, which uses 3-dimensional technology. The entire galaxy is projected on the ceiling, and a sensory design is added to make you feel a sense of suspension in outer space, which is very wonderful. In addition, there is a large glass ball filled with liquid, which vividly shows the state of atmospheric flow on the surface of the earth. In addition, there are many exhibition halls such as the Planetary Theater and the interactive experience project of atmospheric flow, the Planetary Explorers Exhibition Hall, the Lunar Photography Exhibition Hall, the Interstellar Journey Exhibition Hall and the Telescope Exhibition Hall. There are also many interactive activities in the museum, such as moon jumping, watching IBEX movies, etc. Children can join the performance of the puppet characters of "Sesame Street".Show Less
- 4.34.5/5140 ReviewFreebased on 5991 reviews"Zoo during winter, what were we thinking?! 😂 Not so much to see during the season, nevertheless, i had a good time spending time with my friend and exploring that part of Chicago 😁"Chicago.Lincoln Park21.1km from downtownFeatured in Best Things to DoHighlights: Lincoln Park Zoo is located on the south side of Lincoln Park and was established in 1868. All visits are free due to social sponsorship. Some 1,200 animals currently call it home, with monitor lizards, Galapagos sea turtles, bald weasels, fruit bats and spiders being particularly noticeable. Plus, the zoo is a world leader in gorilla farming, and if you're lucky, you can see chimps drawing on advertising boards with crayons. The zoo is divided into two parts, one is Pritzker Family Children's Zoo; the other is FarmintheZoo, where cows, horses and other animals can often be seen in this small zoo farm , children can also feed these animals directly here. There are geese, mallards, swans, wood mallards and many unknown birds in the pond to the north. There is also a Regenstein Africa tour venue, which is a combination of outdoor and indoor environments where elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and other large mammals live. And the large glass-sealed box lets you come face-to-face with swimming pygmy hippos and rocky reefs full of Madagascar cockroaches. There is also a sea lion pond at the center of the zoo, which is home to harbor seals, seals, grey seals and California sea lions. There is also a small reptile house. Of course, in addition to animals, there are also other facilities such as the Tropical Plant Museum, and a small pier where you can take a swan boat.Show Less
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