Road trips from Arlington Heights

Outdoors

Schaumburg Sculpture Park

Outdoors

Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve

Dog-friendly 781-acre nature preserve with hiking/biking trails, picnic tables & wildlife watching.

Arts & Culture

Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley

Trails wind through this picturesque natural area with a 19th-century farm & docents in costume.

Outdoors

Lake Arlington

Outdoors

Bison's Bluff Nature Playground

Built mainly from natural materials, this playground offers areas for climbing, sliding & splashing.

Outdoors

Deer Grove Forest Preserve (Forest Preserves of Cook County)

Protected parkland offering wildlife viewing, trails, a model airplane flying field & lake fishing.

Outdoors

Bunker Hill Forest Preserve

Forest preserve with prairie & groves offering hiking & biking paths plus scattered picnic tables.

Outdoors

North School Park

Outdoors

Harms Woods

Wooded park bisected by the Chicago River, with paved & unpaved trails, picnic areas & wildlife.

Nightlife

Hopscotch Pub

Nightlife

Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub

Bar features more than 150 brews, casual American fare, live tunes, & varied events & entertainment.

Family

Par-King Skill Golf

Sports & Recreation

Golf Center Des Plaines

Sports & Recreation

Highland Woods Golf Course

Sports & Recreation

Lake Park Golf Course & Marina

City park featuring a marina, a lake & an 18-hole public golf course, plus fishing & paddleboats.