Des Plaines Travel Guide
Where to stay in Des Plaines
Oakton
The restaurants and shopping are just a few features travellers like about Oakton. If you want to do some sightseeing nearby, Lake Park and Allstate Arena are a few top places to visit.
Norma
The restaurants and shopping are just a few features travellers like about Norma. If you want to do some sightseeing nearby, Lake Park and Allstate Arena are a few top places to visit.
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Popular places to visit
Wrigley Field
A big piece of Chicago's soul, an ancient stadium that keeps alive the quirky, edgy madness of baseball.
McCormick Place
Attend an event at the United States’ largest convention center, which features hyper-modern facilities and huge exhibition spaces connected by promenades and sky bridges.
Six Flags Great America
Spend a day at this sprawling theme park to enjoy an array of thrilling roller coaster rides, a water park and entertainment for kids of all ages.
Navy Pier
One of Chicago’s most popular attractions, especially on a hot day, with its fun fair, boats, circus and theatre.
Grant Park
Chicago’s front yard is a pretty landscaped park, which is home to public art displays, museums, themed gardens and international music festivals.
Millennium Park
See mind-bending sculptures, a musically-inspired lawn and giant water fountains that double-up as video screens.
Activities
Odyssey Lake Michigan Premier Dinner Cruise
Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise aboard Chicago's First Lady
Spirit of Chicago Signature Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan
- Wrigley Field
- McCormick Place
- Naval Base Great Lakes
- Navy Pier
- Grant Park
- Millennium Park
- Lake Michigan
- Sears Tower
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Northwestern University
- Woodfield Mall
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Allstate Arena
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- SeatGeek Stadium
- Schaumburg Convention Center
- John Hancock Center