South Holland, 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

Old Plank Road Trail - Chicago In the Chicagoland area, leaving the bustling city behind for a peaceful walk through the country is not as hard as you might think. In fact, a number of nearby suburbs can quickly transport you to sm... Frankfort, IL

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Burnham Greenway (Distance: 5.9 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: 6.0 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: 6.4 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

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 7.8 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

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 8.0 mi) This long suburban trail offers a surprising array of scenic spots— many of them surrounded by development. You’ll see cattail-fringed ponds, patches of prairie, numerous parks, and small suburban tow...

Park Forest, IL - Rail trails - length:25.7 mi

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River Oaks River Oaks Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5863 yards, par 72 1.3 miles from center of South Holland, Illinois

Glenwoodie Glenwoodie Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6715 yards, par 72 3.8 miles from center of South Holland, Illinois

Burnham Woods Burnham Woods Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6321 yards, par 72 4.1 miles from center of South Holland, Illinois

Calumet Calumet Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6559 yards, par 71 4.3 miles from center of South Holland, Illinois

Lansing Lansing Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 4763 yards, par 67 4.5 miles from center of South Holland, Illinois

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