Weekend Getaways Near Chicago
When you need a break from the big city, you don't have to go far. These escapes—including Amish Country, Indiana; Galena, Illinois; and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin—are within a one- to three-hour drive and offer a variety of activities that will recharge your life.
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: 60 miles southwest of Chicago
Experience landscape that once rolled across the Midwest like an ocean at this restored prairie. Spot birds, hear frogs, hike and bike, see wildflowers and unwind among the 19,000 acres.
See Midwest Living's story about Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.
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