Cultural Attractions in Illinois

World-renowned museums, music, amazing architecture and more! With Choice Hotels in Illinois you'll be near it all. Take a look at these cultural attractions in Illinois.

In Chicago/Chicagoland

Millennium Park
312-742-1168

This wondrous 25-acre park is a showplace for award-winning art, music, architecture and landscape. The park features the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion, an unparalleled outdoor concert venue. Other features include the Crown Fountain, an interactive design by Jaume Plensa, and the Cloud Gate designed by the popular Anish Kapoor. This exceptional park is abound with endless vacation activities including music performances, theater, family programs and more.

The Field Museum
1400 Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL   60605
312-922-9410

This Natural History museum, located on Lake Shore Drive, is one of the three fixtures on Museum Campus. Exhibits include the Ancient Americas, newly opened; a large collection of dinosaurs in the Evolving Planet exhibit and a comprehensive set of human cultural anthropology exhibits, including artifacts from ancient Egypt, the Pacific North West and Tibet.

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
951 Chicago Avenue
Oak Park, IL   60302
312-848-1248

The home of Frank Lloyd Wright, restored to appear as it did in 1909, is the perfect vacation attraction for architecture buffs. The private residence was the home, studio and architectural laboratory for the first 20 years of Wright's phenomenal career. Oak Park is just ten miles west of the Chicago Loop.

In Northern Illinois

Coronado Theatre
314 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL   61101
815-968-5222

The Coronado Theatre has early 1900's charm and a unique design featuring Spanish Castles, Italian Villas and Chinese Dragons. The design is completed with a built in starry sky. The theatre hosts concerts, national touring shows and performances by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.

In Southern Illinois

National Shrine to Our Lady of the Snows
442 S. DeMazenod Dr.
Belleville, IL   62223-1023
618-397-6700
800-682-2879

This peaceful spiritual retreat offers twelve devotional areas to pray, reflect and meditate. The nation's largest outdoor shrine boast 200 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, which visitors can walk or drive or view from a free guided trolley tour. A popular feature is the Lourdes Grotto, a replica of the famed shrine in France.

In Central Illinois

Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition
109 N. Springfield St.
Springfield, IL   62701
800-545-7300

Central Illinois is rich in Lincoln history, stories and artifacts. The Looking for Lincoln Heritage coalition highlights areas throughout the region that exemplify Lincoln's life and legacy. This historical attraction includes many places where Lincoln actually spent time, from the early adulthood of his life in the village of New Salem, to his home and final resting place in Springfield.

In Western Illinois

Carl Sandburg Historic Site
331 E. 3rd St.
Galesburg, IL   61401
309-342-2361

View the birthplace of Carl Sandburg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, known for his writing, poetry, biographic works on Lincoln, folk singing and life as a one-time Hobo. This historical attraction also contains a Visitor Center and Remembrance Rock, where the author's ashes are buried.

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