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Welcome
Welcome

Bordering Chicago, along
the glorious shores of Lake

Michigan, the inviting
communities of Evanston,
Glencoe, Glenview,
Northbrook, Prospect
Heights, Skokie, Winnetka
and Wheeling are just north
of Chicago’s city center,
and offer something for
everyone!

Your trip begins in Evanston, home which actually hugs the lakefront. The Illinois Holocaust Museum,

of the new Halim Time & Glass This gorgeous, winding stretch of the third largest holocaust
Museum, the Frances Willard road offers the most spectacular museum in the world, brings a

House and the Charles Gates views of gracious homes, famed unique cultural experience to the

Dawes House, the historic home architecture, and the bounty of Midwest where visitors can

of the former Vice President. nature. Just north, you will find explore important issues of
Continue on with a leisurely the Grosse Point Lighthouse, tolerance and be inspired to take
stroll through Northwestern built in 1873 and designated a stand against hatred, prejudice
University’s ivy-lined campus. a National Historic Landmark. and indifference. The North Shore
If you continue north, do so by Continue on to see the Center for the Performing Arts
taking a relaxing drive along the Bahá’í House of Worship, in Skokie is the premiere
region’s famed Sheridan Road, the only one in North America. entertainment venue of the North
Shore, presenting world-class
theater, dance, music, and
comedy. It serves as the focal
point of the cultural landscape
north of the City of Chicago.
The Chicago Botanic Garden,
with its world-renowned plant
collections and displays, is one of
the country’s most-visited public
gardens. You can explore dozens

of natural gardens from the
brightly colored and whimsical to I