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/
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/