family-friendly activities near the Chicago Illinois Temple

This information was passed on to me and I thought it could be useful to many of you, especially those of you who take turns with your spouse doing temple work and watching the kids. 

Family-Friendly Activities
near the Chicago Illinois Temple

Wagner Farm (free)

Turn right (east) on Lake Ave. and go 4.6 mi., then Left (north) on Wagner Rd.

1510 Wagner Rd., Glenview · 847-657-1506

www.glenviewparks.org or http://wagnerfeed.blogspot.com

Farm, Picnic area, museum store

The Grove National Historic Landmark (free)

Turn left (west) on Lake Ave., and go 0.6 mi. then

Left on Milwaukee Ave. for 0.4 mi.  Entrance is on your left.

1421Milwaukee Ave., Glenview · 847-299-6090

www.thegroveglenview.org

National Historic Landmark. Gift shop.

River Trail Nature Center (free)

Turn left (west) on Lake Ave., and go 0.6 mi. then

Right on Milwaukee Ave. for 0.9 mi.  Entrance is on your left.

3120 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook · 847-824-8360

www.fpdcc.com  click on Nature Centers, click “River Trail”

The Glen Town Center

Turn right (east) on Lake Ave. and go 2.6 mi., then Left on Patriot Blvd.

Shopping, Playground area, and…

Kohl Children’s Museum (not free)
2100 Patriot Blvd, Glenview · 847-832-6600
kohlchildrensmuseum.org

Golf Mill Shopping Center

Turn left (west) on Lake Ave., and go 0.6 mi. then

Left on Milwaukee Ave. for 2.8 mi. 

Wal-mart is across from GolfMill center (to the north) - turn left at Golf Rd

GolfMill is just south of Golf Rd – go straight on Milwaukee past Golf Rd
golfmill.com

Wal-mart, Target, Kohls, Sears, JCPenney, many other stores.

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This list is Informational only. 
The Chicago Temple does not evaluate, schedule, or recommend the Activity areas on this list.