Calumet City, Illinois Travel Information

Chicago Historic Pullman District The town of Pullman was created by George M. Pullman to support his railcar assembly plant. Built beginning in 1880, Pullman became the nation’s first planned model industrial town. By creating a clea... Chicago, IL

Hyde Park and the University of Chicago As the Jim Croce song goes, “The South Side of Chicago is the baddest part of town. . . .” Certainly in recent years Chicago’s South Side has been best known for poverty, crime, and some of the worst ... Chicago, IL

Jackson Park, Chicago Neither as popular as Lincoln Park nor as stately as Grant Park, Jackson Park is instead more of a peaceful sanctuary, comfortably buffered from the crime and poverty for which the South Side is known... Chicago, IL

Other Activities

• Chicago Area Walking Tours and City Walks

Burnham Greenway (Distance: 3.9 mi) The Burnham Greenway is composed of two trails— Burnham Greenway North and Burnham Greenway South—that run along a former railroad corridor between Chicago and Lansing, Illinois. There are plans to ex...

Chicago, IL - Rail-Trails - length:5.25 mi

Lake Calumet and Vicinity (Distance: 5.2 mi) The Lake Calumet region hosts one of the state’s largest number of breeding Black-crowned Night-Herons. These and other endangered wetland species such as the Common Moorhen live tenaciously at this h...

Lansing, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Chicago Historic Pullman District (Distance: 6.2 mi) The town of Pullman was created by George M. Pullman to support his railcar assembly plant. Built beginning in 1880, Pullman became the nation’s first planned model industrial town. By creating a clea...

Chicago, IL - Walking - length:0.75 mi

Oak Ridge Prairie Loop (Distance: 10.4 mi) Oak Ridge Prairie County Park allows visitors to sample a variety of appealing environments within a fairly small area. During the hike, the landscape swiftly moves from lakeshore to woodland to prair...

Griffith, IN - Hiking - length:3.15 mi

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 10.4 mi) The 21-mile Old Plank Road Trail travels over the original Michigan Central Rail Road (MCRR) line, a railroad started about 1850 that ran from Lake Station in East Gary to Joliet. Nicknamed the “Jolie...

Chicago, IL - Rail-Trails - length:21 mi

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Burnham Woods Burnham Woods Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6321 yards, par 72 1.6 miles from center of Calumet City, Illinois

River Oaks River Oaks Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5863 yards, par 72 1.7 miles from center of Calumet City, Illinois

Mac Arthur Mac Arthur Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 3.8 miles from center of Calumet City, Illinois

Par-3 Lost Marsh Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1364 yards, par 27 3.9 miles from center of Calumet City, Illinois

Lost Marsh Lost Marsh Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6643 yards, par 72 3.9 miles from center of Calumet City, Illinois

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