- Our list of the best things to do in Wilmette, Illinois, features the top 683 nearby activities — including 280 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Wilmette, 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 17 things to do within the city of Wilmette, IL , followed by 666 popular activities in nearby cities, including Chicago, Oak Park, Evanston, Skokie, Glenview, Lombard, Schaumburg, Waukegan, Des Plaines, Highland Park, Niles, Buffalo Grove, Glen Ellyn, Gurnee, Arlington Heights, Elmhurst, Elk Grove Village, Northbrook, Palatine, Mundelein, Libertyville, Park Ridge, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Wheeling, Bloomingdale, Cicero, Carol Stream, Addison, Barrington, Berwyn, Hoffman Estates, Oak Brook, Vernon Hills, Grayslake, Lincolnshire, Bartlett, Oak Lawn, Rosemont, Forest Park, Streamwood, Kankakee, Great Lakes, Naperville and Zion
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Offering both indoor and outdoor ice rinks, IceLand Ice Arena offers a variety of skating and hockey programs. The facility hosts learn to skate programs as well as competitive skating, and hosts hockey leagues.
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9831 N Milwke Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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Run by the University of Illinois Chicago, James Woodworth Prairie Preserve has exhibits that show Native American artifacts, fossils, and educational displays. Visitors can explore the prairie to see wildflowers, kill deer, and cicada.
6.3 Miles
Visitors can enjoy a water park complex with 5 pools at Flick Outdoor Pool. The water park features a lap pool, a diving well with one and three meter diving boards, and two giant water flume slides.
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Flick Park is an outdoor waterpark that's fun for children and adults alike. The park features multiple pools, water slides, a fenced in kiddie area, a diving well and more.
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1776 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062
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Located in the Northfield Inn, Northbrook Historical Society and History Museum has a top floor that is a recreation of an 1890s Shermerville home with period furnishings and artifacts. The museum contains the Schinleber photograph collection among other exhibits.
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111 S Washington Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068
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Accepting visitors of all skill levels, Fencing Center of Chicago offers an assortment of classes that teach the sport of fencing. The center runs a summer camp led by Germany's Olympic head fencing coach.
6.9 Miles
A small, historic theater and local landmark, the Pickwick Theater shows a variety of first-run movies, as well as occasional classic film series and special events. It offers an intimate setting, occasional specials, and deals on concessions.
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3 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL
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Started by violinist Edgar Muenzer and his wife, The Park Ridge Civic Orchestra hosted its opening night in 1994 at the Pickwick Theatre. The orchestra holds concerts at The Pickwick Theatre offering both classical and popular music.
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BIG Cinemas Golf Glen 5 is a movie theater multiplex with five auditoriums. The theater shows primarily Bollywood and other Indian films. The theater offers an array of Indian and Indian-inspired refreshments, as well.
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MovieMax Cinemas of Niles specialize in featuring foreign films. Playing movies in the Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam genres, the theater features a full service snack and drink bar.