Area Attractions
| Brookfield Zoo Chicago Zoological Society 3300 Golf Rd. Brookfield , IL 60513 View Map Phone: (800) 201-0784 Link: Brookfield Zoo | Brookfield Zoo is located just two miles from La Grange at First Avenue and 31st Street in Brookfield, Illinois. |
| Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous Columbia Woods Forest Preserves Willow Springs, IL 60480 Phone: (312) 543-1278 Email: Email Link: A River Thru History: The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous | A River Thru History Rendezvous demonstrates what a rendezvous might have been like along the banks of the Des Plaines River before Chicago became a city. Reenactors portray life on the prairie from the time DuSable opened the first trading post at the mouth of the Chicago River until the Laughton brothers closed theirs at the Chicago Portage around 1833. Reenactors also strive to highlight the early history of the twelve towns from Lyons to Lemont that compose the "district" of the I&M Canal Civic Center Authority. |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois Bike Trails 536 N. Harlem Ave. River Forest, IL 60305 View Map Phone: (708) 366-9420 Link: Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois Bike Trails | Bikers, joggers, and walkers can enjoy over 100 miles of paved bicycle trails and over 200 miles of multi-use trails in the Forest Preserve. |
| I&M Canal National Historic Corridor Civic Center Authority P.O. Box 501 Willow Springs, IL 60480 Phone: (312) 543-1278 Email: Email Link: I&M Canal National Historic Corridor Civic Center Authority | The I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor Civic Center Authority was created in 1984 by Illinois state legislation. The Civic Center Authority's district is composed of the twelve towns from Lyons to Lemont, located in the northeastern portion of the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor. The Civic Center Authority is committed to the cultural, historic, recreational, and economic development of the National Heritage Corridor in this area. |
| La Grange Area Historical Society The Vial House 444 S. La Grange Rd. La Grange, IL 60525 View Map Phone: (708) 482-4248 Email: Email Link: La Grange Area Historical Society | The Vial House, built in 1874 by Samuel Vial, is located at the northwest corner of La Grange Road and 47th Street. It was purchased by the La Grange Area Historical Society in 1984 for use as a community museum and research center. The Vial Family was among the earliest settlers in the La Grange area, obtaining a land grant from President Martin Van Buren in 1834. |
| Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center 9800 Willow Springs Rd. Willow Springs, IL 60480 View Map Phone: (708) 839-6897 Link: Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center | Built in 1886 to replace a one-room log cabin school, the Little Red Schoolhouse was the first school building of the area. All groups of 15 or more must arrange dates and make reservations by telephoning the facility they wish to visit. |
| Metra Rail Service Chicago, IL 60525 Link: Metra Rail Service | The downtown Chicago area is just 14 miles from La Grange and can be reached through the Metra Rail Service. |
| National Historic Route 66 Federation P.O. Box 1848, Dept. WS Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 Phone: (909) 336-6131 Fax: (909) 336-1039 Email: Email Link: National Historic Route 66 Federation | Discover the 2,400 miles of Route 66 and see how America traveled in the 1920s-60s. |
| Park District of La Grange 536 East Ave. La Grange, IL 60525 View Map Phone: (708) 352-1762 Fax: (708) 352-8591 Email: Email Link: Park District of La Grange | The Park District of La Grange serves a three square-mile area almost contiguous with the boundaries of the beautiful west suburban Village of La Grange. The park district maintains 67 acres of parkland at 11 locations, and offers over 1500 recreation programs annually for its more than 15,000 residents. |