- Our list of the best things to do in Crystal Lake, Illinois, features the top 415 nearby activities — including 150 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Crystal Lake, IL has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Amusement, Entertainment & Shows, and Sports & Fitness.
- The results below include the top 16 things to do within the city of Crystal Lake, IL , followed by 399 popular activities in nearby cities, including St. Charles, Schaumburg, Gurnee, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Elgin, Woodstock, Palatine, Mundelein, Hoffman Estates, Grayslake, Libertyville, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Lake Geneva, Wheeling, Bloomingdale, Bartlett, West Chicago, Barrington, Geneva, Algonquin, Vernon Hills, Lincolnshire, Waukegan, Huntley, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Des Plaines, Mchenry, Streamwood, Northbrook, Addison, Highland Park, Round Lake Beach, Great Lakes and Lake In The Hills
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Musical experts offer repairs and services to keep customers’ instruments in tip-top shape
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5517 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
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With access to two lakes, Three Oaks Recreation Area offers two marinas for boats, and a beach area for sunbathing and picnics. There is also a boardwalk that visitors can use to view the scenery of the south lake.
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Raue Center For the Arts
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26 N Williams Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
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A live performance venue, the Raue Center For the Arts hosts a wide variety of touring performances. Acts include various styles of dance, popular, classical, and jazz musicians, stand up comedy, and many more
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Offering summer camp and birthday party packages, North Wall Rock Climbing is an indoor climbing gym with climbing walls and bouldering caves. On Wednesdays, the gym hosts community nights with discounted rates for day passes and rental shoes.
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At Metro Bowl, visitors can enjoy a game of bowling with beer and other refreshments. The bowling alley has a basement lounge, complete with pool tables and a seating area for socializing.
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Veteran Acres Park is a 140 acre park housing a Nature Center, Rotary Building and Rotary Warming House. The park also features several athletic fields, and has several hiking and cross country skiing trails.
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Spanning 310 acres, Lippold Park houses a skate park, batting cages, dog park, and outdoor fitness area. Many sports fields and courts are spread throughout the area, along with ponds/wetlands and over 3 miles of walking/biking trails.
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Evolve is a gift store offering, among other items, local artisan jewelry, crystals, statues, books, and candles. The store also hosts a variety of healing and balancing workshops on a regular basis.
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Crystal Lake's Main Beach offers a variety of amenities. The beach itself is white sand, and offers a swimming area with lanes demarcated. There are barbecue facilities, playgrounds, and picnic areas, as well.
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Finn McCool's Crystal Lake offers an authentic Irish Pub experience stateside. The pub offers a large selection of on tap brews as well as a menu of Irish pub favorites such as fish and chips and shepherd's pie.
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Crystal Bowl is a traditional ten pin bowling alley with a retro décor style. The lanes offer automatic scoring, and there is an on-site concession stand and pro shop for serious bowlers.