Things to Do with Kids in Oak Park, IL

  • TripBuzz found 645 things to do with kids in or near Oak Park, Illinois, including 621 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chicago, Skokie, Glenview and West Chicago.
  • From Gymnastics & Recreation Center to Ridgeland Common Park & Pool, the Oak Park area offers 108 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Theaters, Historic Homes and Water Parks.
  • The village of Oak Park is located just outside of the West Side of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. The over 50,000 residents find home in the areas 5 square miles, making for a populous community just out of the city. Oak Park maintains a rich culture of art, architecture and history, settled along Lake Chicago.
  • TripBuzz found 645 things to do with kids in or near Oak Park, Illinois, including 621 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chicago, Skokie, Glenview and West Chicago.
  • From Gymnastics & Recreation Center to Ridgeland Common Park & Pool, the Oak Park area offers 108 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Theaters, Historic Homes and Water Parks.
  • The village of Oak Park is located just outside of the West Side of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. The over 50,000 residents find home in the areas 5 square miles, making for a populous community just out of the city. Oak Park maintains a rich culture of art, architecture and history, settled along Lake Chicago.
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Gymnastics 21 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 MoreLess Info
As a city recreations center, Gymnastics & Recreation Center provides the community with classes for fitness and gymnastics. The center features an indoor gymnasium with amenities like trampolines, bars, and a foam pit.
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72% 18 votes
Water Parks 415 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302 MoreLess Info
Renovated in June 2014, the Ridgeland Common Park & Pool is also known as the Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex. Year round activities offered at the site are a regulation-sized ice arena, three activity/meeting rooms, indoor pool with children's wading area, and new locker room.
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52% 46 votes
Children's Museums 6445 W North Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 MoreLess Info
Wonder Works Children's Museum features creative play areas for children birth to age eight. The museum offers an outdoor organic garden and five 'experience zones' for children to explore. They also provide a puppet theater and four imaginary play areas.
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43% 7 votes
Swimming Pool 515 Garfield Street, Oak Park, IL 60304 MoreLess Info
Rehm Park & Pool is a large park featuring a 50 meter pool. The park offers an all-purpose field, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, a playground, and a picnic area. The pool includes an adult sun deck and concession stands.
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92% 77 votes
Libraries 834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301 MoreLess Info
Hosting a permanent Hemingway collection, the Oak Park Public Library organizes almost each day of the year special events and exhibitions, for adults and children alike.
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97% 61 votes
Parks 615 Garfield Street, Oak Park, IL 60304 MoreLess Info
Oak Park conservatory is nature at its best and in good hands. It is serene, exotic and awe inspiring. It's a community-oriented destination and the buildings are designed for plants and flowers that require different conditions to grow.
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90% 181 votes
Movie Theaters 1022 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301 MoreLess Info
Movie-goers can enjoy watching the latest movie releases at Lake Theater. Located in the Oak Park suburb of Chicago, this theater offers full-service concessions, weekly specials and 3-D movie capability.
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86% 63 votes
History Museums 339 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60301 MoreLess Info
Dedicated to the great American writer and journalist, the Hemingway Museum offers a glimpse in the life of Hemingway. Personal letters and his childhood diary are only some of the things exhibited in here.
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100% 12 votes
Parks 217 S. Home Ave, Oak Park, IL MoreLess Info
Spanning 4.43 acres, Mills Park offers nature areas, rental/banquet rooms, and the National Historic Landmark known as Pleasant Home. For children's entertainment, a 'nature discovery' play area is available, which includes a labyrinth modeled after Pleasant Home.
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100% 12 votes
Arts & Crafts Classes 246 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 MoreLess Info
The mission of Terra Incognito is to encourage and promote work of the highest quality exhibitions and representation in the gallery. The facility includes semi-private and private studios, wood firing kilns, and classrooms.
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