Location: Peoria, Illinois Years Active: 1955 – Active Welcome to Peoria Zoo – it’s no paradise, but it’s got its charms. This place has been around since ’55, so expect older exhibits alongside the new. It’s small, so plan on a half-day visit, tops. But hey, that means you can really focus on the highlights….
Location: Decatur, Illinois Years Active: 1967 – Active Scovill Zoo ain’t the biggest, but it’s got heart. It’s been around since ’67, and you can feel the history and the love for animals. Calling itself “Bringing the World to Decatur” is a bit cheesy, but they’ve got some surprising animals for a small-town zoo. Lions,…
Location: Aurora, Illinois Years Active: 1915 – Active Phillips Park Zoo isn’t your standard mega-zoo experience. It’s a little older, a little smaller, with a focus on native Illinois wildlife. That’s the charm, though! There’s a real sense of history here, and you get way closer to the animals than at those huge zoos with…
Location: Chicago, Illinois Years Active: 1868 – Active Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo isn’t your standard animal attraction. This place is old – 1868 old – and that means they know their stuff. They’re big on conservation, so it’s not just about gawking at lions. You’ll learn something, and your kids will too. It’s tucked right…
Just outside Chicago, Brookfield, Illinois is home to Brookfield Zoo, a place that’s been mixing world-class animal care with family day trips since 1934. It’s one of the few major U.S. zoos with sprawling habitats instead of old-fashioned cages, which makes finding your way around its 200+ acres a bit of an adventure. Seasonal favorites…
Location: Grafton, Illinois Years Active: 1990 – Active Raging Rivers Waterpark…it’s been a Grafton staple since 1990. Love it or hate it, this place draws a crowd – especially on those sweltering summer days. They’ve got the classics: the “Endless River” for chilling, those crazy “Cascade Body Flumes” if you like a thrill, and a…
Built around a looping indoor path, this compact attraction balances big LEGO energy with the intimacy of a single building. A LEGOLAND Discovery Center map helps guests find themed zones, from Miniland displays to ride stations and creative build areas, without missing the café or 4D cinema tucked behind the play zones. It’s all about…
Santa’s Village AZoosment Park wraps its rides and animal exhibits around a cozy central lake, with winding paths that feel half zoo trail, half carnival midway. It’s an old-fashioned layout with modern crowd patterns, tight turns by the petting area, a bottleneck near the coaster, and food stands tucked between train crossings. A Santa’s Village…
Six Flags Great America spreads its loops and coasters over a tight Midwest grid that feels part fairground, part forest. That’s why a Six Flags Great America map is essential, one wrong turn and you’ll find yourself circling back from Goliath to Yankee Harbor before realizing the water park was behind you the whole time….
Location: Gurnee, Illinois Years Active: 1976 – Active Six Flags Great America is an amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. Originally opened in 1976 by the Marriott Corporation as Marriott’s Great America, Six Flags has owned and operated the park since 1984. It features four themed areas and fifteen roller…
