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Places to Explore

Here are some web sites to acquaint you with the area immediately around Lewis.

Local Municipal Web Sites

Other Community Based Web Sites

Recreation and Travel Web Sites

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    Visitor center, events, map and other information about the Canal


  • Located at 500 Speedway Blvd., Joliet)  Entertainment facility for motor sports, concerts, and more.


  • 19th century museum village with restored buildings, artifacts, and costumed guides. 


  • Considered one of the most beautiful spots in the Midwest, the riverwalk includes bridges, fountains, and landscaping.


  • Miss green trees and shrubs.  This is the place to visit!

Chicago Area Destinations and Web Sites

ȺpÎÞÂë is fortunate to be located close to the resources of a thriving metropolis, Chicago.  You can explore Chicago by Internet even before you travel there.  Investigate these web sites:

  • - art, architecture, festivals, museums, parades, restaurants, theaters.

  •   - history, symbols, sites A-Z, facts about Chicago

  • (Located at Michigan and Adams) 
    One of the world’s greatest art collections, including more French impressionist paintings than in the Paris Louvre.  Special exhibits change daily.


  • (Located at 1400 S. Lakeshore Drive) 
    A world-class collection of biological and anthropological exhibits, including the skeleton of a T.rex dinosaur named Sue.


  • (Located at 740 E. 56th Place) 
    The history of African Americans in America is shown and their contributions to culture, art and technology.


  • (Located at 57th Street & Lake Shore Drive) 
    This is a very entertaining place with automated exhibits, displays of antique airplanes, a theatre, spacecrafts, coal mine, farm equipment, and a German submarine


  • (Located at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive) 
    Special astronomy shows throughout the year.


  • (Located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive) 
    A variety of fish, an Oceanarium, marine mammal show, and coral reef exhibit.  There is a boat dock next to the Aquarium for sight-seeing in the summer.


  • Parks, gardens, shops, museums, restaurants, and entertainment.   


  • (Located at 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe)  Spectacular gardens on 385 acres.
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