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The Grove
National Historic Landmark
www.glenviewparks.org/thegrove
1421 Milwaukee Ave. • Glenview
847.299.6096
The Grove offers 145 acres of nature preserve with trails to
walk through woodland, prairie and natural wetlands. Visitors
will enjoy the Interpretive Center filled with exhibits of native
animals. Learn about the local history of The Kennicott family
who settled here in 1836 and tour the historic Kennicott house
Frances Willard House, Evanston and archive library. A log cabin, one room schoolhouse and
native American village are also on the property. Offering school,
Frances Willard House scout, camp and family environmental and history programs.
A facility of The Glenview Park District.
www.franceswillardhouse.org
1730 Chicago Ave. • Evanston
847.328.7500 Halim Time & Glass Museum
The historic home of one of the most prominent social www.halimmuseum.org
reformers in the 19th century America. Willard rallied support 1560 Oak Ave. • Evanston
for temperance as well as many important reform move- 224.714.5600
ments including woman’s suffrage, woman’s economic and The museum showcases two magnificent collections of time
religious rights, prison reforms, education and labor reforms. pieces and stained glass by America’s greatest artists. Housing
Established as a museum in 1900, there are textiles, family more than 11,000 pieces from around the world, the breadth
photographs, books, and Willard’s bicycle—all which help us of the museum’s diverse and wide-ranging collection is unlike
tell the story of this remarkable social reformer. The house is any other in the United States. More than 30 masterpiece
a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National windows tell the story of the American School of Stained Glass.
register of Historic places. Tiffany, Tillinghast, Lamb, Sperry — these are only a few of
the masters on display. Explore beauty and craftsmanship as
Funtopia you travel through time and space on a journey to discover
www.funtopiaworld.com/glenview the art and science of time keeping. Over 1,100 timepieces
are on display including tower clocks, chronometers, automa-
2050 Tower Dr. • Glenview tons, pocket watches and tall case clocks. Beautifully restored
224.432.5435 and preserved, the collection is one of the finest in the world.
A large, active entertainment facility that combines sports
and fun with numerous attractions such as indoor climbing
walls, a rope course, a caving system, and more. Great activities
for rainy days or family fun open to all. Funtopia specializes
in hosting birthday parties and large group events, such as
corporate team building.

Grosse Point Lighthouse
www.grossepointlighthouse.net
2600 Sheridan Rd. • Evanston
847.328.6961
Built on the shores of Lake Michigan by the United States
Government in 1873 as the lead lighthouse marking the ATTRACTIONS
approach to Chicago after several shipwrecks demonstrated
its need. In 1999, Grosse Point Lighthouse was designated a
National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service; the
first lighthouse on the Great Lakes to carry that status. The
Garden Club of Evanston maintains wildflower and butterfly
gardens on its property. Funtopia, Glenview

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