Oak Forest is a suburban city about 24 miles south/southwest of downtown Chicago in Bremen Township in Cook County, Illinois. Oak Forest has 28,050 residents and over 450 businesses and is considered part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is mostly surrounded by Cook County Forest Preserves.
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Area Museums
Museum ofScience and Industry
There are always new things to do and see at the Museum of Science and Industry. Visit their website and
check out their fun and interactive exhibits and experiences.
John G Shedd Aquarium
Strap a mask and flippers onto your imagination and chart a course to Shedd Aquarium.
Have you ever sailed the Pacific Northwest on a whale-watching cruise? Gotten eye-to-eye with a shark? Or followed a sea turtle as she soared through the Caribbean? At Shedd, it's all possible.
Field Museum
Maintains exhibits and conducts research for old and new biological specimens, ancient cultural artifacts and geology.
The Museum's permanent exhibits include topics such as bird habitats, African culture, animal biology, sea mammals, gems, fossils, eskimos, Native American cultures, and much, much more.
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago Children's Museum's mission is to create a community where play and learning connect.
Fifteen permanent exhibits and programming spaces provide innovative learning experiences for children and their caregivers. The museum serves more than 500,000 visitors annually.
Chicago History Museum
The Chicago History Museum stands at the crossroads of America's past and its future. If you live in Chicago or visit here and are curious about the city's past, present, and future, the Museum should be your first stop.
Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium is located on Lake Shore Drive at Chicago's Museum Campus. Opened in 1930 as the first planetarium in the western hemisphere, the Adler fuels the imagination of its visitors with all new exhibits, state-of-the-art computer technology and the world's first StarRider Theater, while showcasing a renowned collection of historical astronomy artifacts.
These are just a few of the museums you'll find in Chicago.
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Arts and Culture
Chicago Area Theatre
Visitors to Chicago will find many options for live theater performances in the downtown and outlying areas of the city. Those considering a trip to the theatre can often choose from among various Broadway-type performances as well as a host of others.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The CSO is a musical force in Chicago and around the world. More than 150 performances and events a year. 107 talented musicians. Two internationally renowned conductors. Two award-winning composers-in- residence.
Art Institute of Chicago
It is true that art museums are about the stubborn, matter-of-factness of things: the works of art.
But access to the Art Institute's collection has always been enhanced by words and reproduced images.
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. It is one of the foremost companies in the world!
These are just a few of the venus for art and culture you'll find in Chicago.
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Rialto Square Theatre
The Rialto Square Theatre has long attracted celebrity headliners to their stage. Offering concerts, comedy, Broadway, dance and theatre, the
Rialto ensures you can always find
the entertainment you are looking
for.
Attractions
Navy Pier
Located on Lake Michigan, just East of Chicago's Downtown, Navy Pier has been a Chicago landmark since it first opened in 1916. Originally designed as both a shipping and recreational facility, the Pier also served as a military training site during two world wars, a venue for concerts and exhibitions, and the temporary home for a once-fledgling University of Illinois' Chicago campus. Today, Navy Pier showcases a unique collection of restaurants and shops in addition to unequaled recreational and exhibition facilities.
Sears Tower Skydeck
The view from the Skydeck on the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower is amazing! On a clear day, you can see 40-50 miles -- the city of Chicago and its beautiful architecture, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Magnificent Mile
Magnificent Mile is the name given to the stretch along Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street. The Magnificent Mile offers over 3.1 million square feet of retail space, 460 stores, 275 restaurants, 51 hotels, 2 unique museums and a variety of sightseeing and entertainment attractions to more than 22 million visitors each year.
Chicago Architecture Tours
The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers a wide variety of tours, including bus tours, walking tours and a boat tour on the Chicago River. You can choose from a number of bus tours, such as Bungalows By Bus, which features the Chicago bungalows built between 1910 and 1940, or the Frank Lloyd Wright Bus Tour where you'll see samples of his unique architecture in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District. An example of a walking tour is Evanston Along The Lake, which takes you through the Evanston Lakeshore Historic District where you'll see Romanesque and Georgian style churches, Queen Anne, Tudor, Italianate residences and more.
Gaming
Role the dice and visit one of the fine gaming venues Joliet has to offer. Take in the casinos, complete with hotels and restaurant accommodations to provide a full visitor experience.
Chicagoland Speedway
As the largest sporting facility in Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway annually hosts NASCAR, ARCA, IRL and several driving schools. Chicagoland Speedway, which has been in operation since 2001, is a $130 million, 1.5 mile D-shaped tri-oval speedway located adjacent to its sister track, Route 66 Raceway.
Joliet Area Attractions
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Golf
George Dunne National Golf Course
The 18-hole "George Dunne National" course at the George Dunne National Golf Course facility in Oak Forest, Illinois features 7,170 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 74.8 and it has a slope rating of 138 on Bent grass.
Midlothian Country Club
The 18-hole "Midlothian" course at the Midlothian Country Club facility in Midlothian, Illinois features 6,661 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 72.4 and it has a slope rating of 132 on Bent grass.
Silver Lake Country Club
The 9-hole "Rolling Hills" course at the Silver Lake Country Club facility in Orland Park, Illinois features 1,587 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 29. Designed by Buzz Didier, the Rolling Hills golf course opened in 1944.
Oak Hills Country Club
The 9-hole "Oak Hills" course at the Oak Hills Country Club facility in Palos Heights, Illinois features 2,520 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 34. The course rating is 33 and it has a slope rating of 109. Oak Hills golf course opened in 1975.
The Chicago Southland offers virtually unlimited "shopportunities!" Home to five antiquing communities, Blue Island, Crete/Beecher, Frankfort, and Orland Park feature "antique rows" where shoppers can park their car or leave their bus and walk from store-to-store!
You will find over 215 stores such as Carson Pirie Scott, Kohl's, Sears and more!
Westfield Chicago Ridge
There are many choices for shopping in the Oak Forest area. Orland Square Mall It is the largest,
most upscale shopping center in Chicago's south suburbs. Orland Square is home to Macy's,
Carson Pirie Scott, Coach, J. Crew and Williams & Sonoma. A variety of other specialty
shops and restaurants help to create a delightful shopping experience. The mall also
features a large Children's Play Area, sponsored by St. Francis Hospital & Health
Center, an Island Carousel and a Children's Train.
Orland Square
The Chicago Park District's 9 lakefront harbors stretch from Lincoln Park in the northern part of the city to Jackson Park in the south. With accommodations for more than 5,000 boats, the Chicago park District Harbors constitute the nation's largest municipal harbor system and feature state-of-the-art floating docks, moorings, star docks, fuel facilities and other amenities for Chicago boaters and their guests.
Marinas
Outdoor Activities
Monee Reservoir
Monee Reservoir features a 46-acre lake providing fishing and boating opportunities. Free shoreline fishing is available or rent a rowboat from the concessions building by the hour, half-day, or full day.
Forest Preserve Will County
The Forest Preserve District Of Will County strives to bring people and nature together. The District's philosophy of selective management of natural areas provides the best conditions possible for the plants and animals of the preserve and you.
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