Naperville, Illinois Travel Information

Lincoln Highway The innovative development of the Lincoln Highway was the prototype of roadways as we know them today. This historic Byway follows the original alignment of the Lincoln Highway, the first paved transc... Aurora, IL

Lockport and the Illinois & Michigan Canal - Chicago One of the most picturesque towns in the Chicagoland area, Lockport clearly reflects its canal heritage from the 1800s. Established as the headquarters of the Illinois & Michigan Canal in 1836, Lockpo... Lockport, IL

West Suburban Chicagoland around Saint Charles, Wheaton, and Aurora, Illinois Of what are locally known as the collar counties—those surrounding Cook— Du Page County is surely the white collar enclosing the beefy neck of Chicago— buttoned down, starched, of oxford cloth. It’s c... Aurora, IL

Other Activities

• Northeastern Illinois Off the Beaten Path Travel
• Chicago Area Walking Tours and City Walks

Blackwell Forest Preserve (Distance: 2.9 mi) One late September day, several birders stood atop Mount Hoy some 30 miles southwest of Chicago and waited for the fog to lift from the surrounding hills. As the cloudy mist dissipated, a Cooper’s Haw...

Warrenville, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Danada Forest Preserve Hike (Distance: 3.2 mi) Nestled in an unlikely spot between subdivisions and I-88, Danada Forest Preserve offers some terrific hiking through wide-open prairies and gently sloping savannas. Once a training ground for top rac...

Naperville, IL - Hiking - length:5 mi

Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory (Distance: 5.0 mi) Fermilab contains nearly all of the major ecosystems that once dominated the Midwest, and that varied habitat attracts unusual geese, shorebirds, grassland birds, shrikes, and wintering owls, not to m...

Batavia, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Greene Valley Forest Preserve Loop (Distance: 5.0 mi) At Greene Valley Forest Preserve, you’ll find groves of stately oaks, quiet twisting streams, and wide-open swaths of grassland—very likely with a redtailed hawk or two nearby, waiting for their prey....

Naperville, IL - Hiking - length:4 mi

Morton Arboretum (Distance: 5.4 mi) The 1,500-acre Morton Arboretum in northeastern Illinois provides a year-round oasis for birds because of its variety of vegetation. Woods, fields, meadows, a restored prairie, streams, a river, and s...

Wheaton, IL - Birding - length:unknown

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Cress Creek Cress Creek Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6600 yards, par 72 0.5 miles from center of Naperville, Illinois

Naperville Naperville Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6789 yards, par 72 1.2 miles from center of Naperville, Illinois

East Arrowhead Golf Club Municipal, 9 holes 3337 yards, par 36 3.2 miles from center of Naperville, Illinois

South Arrowhead Golf Club Municipal, 9 holes 3397 yards, par 36 3.2 miles from center of Naperville, Illinois

West Arrowhead Golf Club Municipal, 9 holes 3295 yards, par 36 3.2 miles from center of Naperville, Illinois

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