We at Athletic Field Advisory  Council encourage families to explore the many great resources in the Chicagoland area. Check out the following and let us know if you have a favorite destination that we can add to this list.

NATURE/WILDLIFE

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County
http://www.fpdcc.com/

The Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center (Palos Hills)
http://fpdcc.com/nature-centers/little-red-schoolhouse-nature-center

The Garfield Park Conservatory (Chicago)
http://www.garfield-conservatory.org/

The Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe)
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/

The Morton Arboretum (Lisle)
http://www.mortonarb.org/

Brookfield Zoo (Brookfield)
http://www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home.aspx

Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago)
http://www.lpzoo.com/

Cosley Zoo (Wheaton)
http://www.cosleyzoo.org/

Willowbrook Wildlife Center (Glen Ellyn)
http://www.willowbrookwildlife.com/

The Shedd Aquarium (Chicago)
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/

Blackberry Farm (Aurora)
http://www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/?q=node/2

Starved Rock State Park (Utica)
http://www.starvedrockstatepark.org/

Cantigny Gardens and Museums (Wheaton)
http://www.cantigny.org/

Trailside Nature Center (River Forest)
http://www.fpdcc.com/tier3.php?content_id=5&file=abt_5f




MUSEUMS (history/science)

The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
http://www.msichicago.org/

The Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

The Chicago History Museum (Chicago)
http://www.chicagohs.org

The DuSable Museum of African American History (Chicago)
http://www.dusablemuseum.org

Naper Settlement (Naperville)
http://www.napersettlement.org/

Graue Mill and Museum (Oak Brook)
http://www.grauemill.org/

Cantigny Gardens and Museums (Wheaton)
http://www.cantigny.org/
 
 
ART MUSEUMS
 
The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
 
The National Museum of Mexican Art
http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/




PLANETARIUM

The Adler Planetarium (Chicago)
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/