Road trips from Des Plaines

Nightlife

Log Cabin Bar

Arts & Culture

Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District

Sizable complex with eateries & entertainment, including a comedy club, cinema & bowling alley.

Outdoors

Potawatomi Woods

This grassy & wooded area provides trails, a picnic area & water access for fishing.

Outdoors

Prairie Lakes Park

Outdoors

West Park

Outdoors

Gallery Park

A walking/biking path circles a fish-stocked lake at this 140-acre park, which also has ball fields.

Family

Mystic Waters Family Aquatic Center

Seasonal outdoor water park featuring a large leisure pool, tall slides, a lazy river & a cafe.

Family

Mountain View Adventure Center

Bridges & waterfalls are featured on this miniature golf course with a mining theme & batting cages.

Outdoors

Thatcher Woods

245 acres of floodplain woodlands with a natural history museum & an unmarked trail system.

Outdoors

Lake Park

Charming 76-acre park on the banks of Lake Opeka known for its fishing, boating & golf.

Outdoors

Jerome Huppert Woods

Forested open space along the Des Plaines River, with hiking, wildlife sightings & a picnic shelter.

O'Hare

Schiller Woods-South

Wooded riverside park with trail access for hiking, cycling, cross-country skiing & dog walking.