- Our list of the best things to do in Vernon Hills, Illinois, features the top 620 nearby activities — including 241 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Vernon Hills, 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 10 things to do within the city of Vernon Hills, IL , followed by 610 popular activities in nearby cities, including Evanston, Skokie, Glenview, Waukegan, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Highland Park, Niles, Gurnee, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Wilmette, Northbrook, Crystal Lake, Palatine, Mundelein, Elmhurst, Grayslake, Libertyville, Elgin, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Park Ridge, Mount Prospect, Kenosha, Bloomingdale, Wheeling, Carol Stream, Addison, Barrington, Bartlett, Algonquin, Zion, Lincolnshire, Huntley, Carpentersville, Woodstock, Rosemont, Pleasant Prairie, Mchenry, Glen Ellyn, Oak Park, Streamwood, West Chicago, Great Lakes, Chicago, Lake In The Hills and Round Lake Beach
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9-hole layout designed by Dick Nugent features narrow fairways and creek that crops up across seven holes
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Part of the Loyola University campus, the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens was once the home of General Electric founder, Samuel Insull and, later, the residence of the Cuneo family. The site is now used for classes and special events.
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Situated on the lake waterfront, Century Park features common park amenities like fishing, a bike trail, picnic areas, a children's playground, and public restrooms. Athletic fields for baseball, softball, and volleyball are also available.
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A state of the art ice complex, Glacier Ice Arena features a variety of attractions. The arena offers public skating and lessons in ice and figure skating, and hosts hockey games.
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635 N Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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A public water park, Vernon Hills Family Aquatic Center features zero-depth pools for lap swimming and recreational use, a 700-foot lazy river and water slides. It also offers a sand playground, lockers, lounge chairs and a snack bar.
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555 North Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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Featuring eight auditoriums, AMC Showplace Vernon Hills 8 is a movie theater that displays first-run feature films using digital projection. It offers facility rentals for private events as well as a concession area with food and drinks.
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Kids can explore the play complexes that include inflatable bounce houses, towers, and slides at The Blast Zone. It also has bathtub race cars that kids can drive on a designated track.
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A 40-lane bowling center, Brunswick Zone - Hawthorn offers open and league bowling with glow lanes and a pro shop. The center provides private event rooms, a billiard table, a lounge, arcade games and a snack bar.
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Spendthrift Charters provides private fishing charters on Lake Michigan. Visitors can embark on fishing trips captained by licensed members of the Coast Guard ranging from 5 to 8 hours, and can fish for perch, salmon and trout.
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276 E Saddle Back Road, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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The Kids Castle At Deerpath Park is a community playground project which resulted in a volunteer-built playground structure. The surrounding Deerpath Park also features fishing spots, tennis courts, softball fields, and picnic tables.
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Brunswick Zone (formerly known as Hawthorn Lanes) provides 40 individual lanes of ten pin bowling, including GLOW lanes with specialty glow-in-the-dark lighting. Visitors can also access a full video arcade, lounge, snack bar, and pro shop.