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Cantigny Park
Cantigny Park Review
The 500 acres of this estate offer multiple attractions: an impressive military history museum with immersive exhibits (including touch-screen videos and re-created battle scenes), sprawling grounds with formal gardens, and its own 27-hole public golf course with separate youth links. The centerpiece, however, is the Beaux Arts-style Col. Robert R. McCormick Museum. Built for the former Chicago Tribune owner, the 35-room mansion features the Joseph Medill Library, the stately wood-paneled Freedom Hall, and an Art Deco movie theater in the basement. The hidden Prohibition-era bar alone is worth a visit—we won't ruin the surprise by revealing where it is.
- Address: 1S151 Winfield Rd., Western Suburbs, Wheaton, IL, 60189 | Map It
- Phone: 630/668-5161
- Cost: $5 per car when museum is open, $2 when museums are closed; grounds and museum tours free
- Hours: Grounds and gardens: Nov.--Apr., daily 9 am--sunset; May--Oct., daily 7 am--sunset. Museums: Nov.--Apr., Tues.--Sun. 10--4; May--Oct., Tues.--Sun. 10--5. Park and grounds closed Jan. and Mon.--Thurs. Feb.
- Website: www.cantigny.org
- Location: Chicago Outskirts
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