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(#1) Warren Dunes State Park
- Michigan, USA
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(#2) Starved Rock State Park
- Illinois, USA
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(#3) Milwaukee
- Wisconsin, USA
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(#4) Galena
- Illinois, USA
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(#5) South Bend
- Indiana, USA
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(#6) St. Joseph
- Michigan
12E from Michigan City. Michigan wine/antique/beach country ends in St. Joseph's quaint brick-paved shopping district. Watch the sun set over historic St. Joseph lighthouse from the train station/pizza shop to end your day!
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(#7) Madison
- Wisconsin, USA
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(#8) Brookfield Zoo
- Brookfield, Illinois, USA
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(#9) Naperville
- Illinois, USA
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(#10) Chicago Botanic Garden
- Illinois, USA
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(#11) Evanston
- Illinois, USA
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(#12) Lake Geneva
- Wisconsin, USA
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(#13) Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin, USA
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(#14) Indiana Dunes State Park
- United States of America
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(#15) Oakbrook Center
- Illinois, USA
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(#16) Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- Indiana, USA
Beautiful beaches with Chicago's skyline hovering over Lake Michigan like a dream in the distance!
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(#17) Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
- Illinois, USA
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(#18) Illinois Railway Museum
- Illinois, USA
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(#19) Lincoln Tomb
- Springfield, Illinois, USA
Somber but beautiful architecture both inside and outside the tomb itself.....
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(#20) Ulysses S. Grant Home
- Galena, Illinois, USA
A history-rich home in a lovely historical town!
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(#21) Abraham Lincoln Home Historic Site
- Springfield IL
The only home Lincoln ever owned before moving to the White House! Nice tour with rooms authentically preserved from Lincoln's time here. He gave his Presidential acceptance speech from the front doorway!
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(#22) Six Flags Great America
- Gurnee, Illinois, USA
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(#23) Indianapolis
- Indiana, USA
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(#24) St. Louis
- Missouri, USA
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(#25) Mars Cheese Castle
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(#26) Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site
- Illinois, USA
A Frank Lloyd Wright classic, in Springfield, IL. Nice tour just down the street from the State Capitol.
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(#27) Gurnee Mills
- Illinois, USA
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(#28) Shipshewana
- Indiana, USA
Quaint shops selling traditional Amish goods and food, and a huge outdoor country market in the heart of Amish and Mennonite country, and a lovely drive from Chicago. Watch for the Amish horse buggies on the road!
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(#29) Racine
- Wisconsin, USA
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(#30) Gebhard Woods State Park
- Illinois, USA
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(#31) Champaign
- Illinois, USA
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(#32) Holland
- Michigan, USA
Dutch Village with authentic Dutch windmill from Europe. The spring tulip festival is world-famous! The renovated downtown area is vibrant and historic, and the nearby campus of Hope College is one of the most beautiful in America.
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(#33) Schaumburg
- Illinois, USA
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(#34) Joliet
- Illinois, USA
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(#35) Big Foot Beach State Park
- Wisconsin, USA
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(#36) Rockford
- Illinois, USA
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(#37) Rock Island
- Florida, USA
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(#38) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Illinois, USA
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From nature parks, historical sites, art museums to shopping centers, these destinations within 40 to 90 minutes from Chicago to the city are all affordable and fun day trips. There is no doubt that many of these day trips from Chicago are relaxing and can be easily reached by public transportation such as the Chicago Elevated Train or Metra Lines.
Chicago is the main starting point for quick trips to nearby towns in the Midwest, a number of must-see attractions are ideal destinations. The random tool lists 38 of the best day trips from Chicago you could reference if you are planning a trip.
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