Actors Gymnasium Circus & Performing Arts
While best known for circus and aerial art classes, produce original works of physical theatre, offer special workshops and provide event entertainment.
927 Noyes Street | Evanston, IL 60201 | 847-328-2795
American Toby Jug Museum
Showcasing the largest collection of Toby and Character Jugs in the world including many rare and unique jugs within the complete Royal Doulton collection. On display are over 6,000 pieces illustrating their evolution from inception c. 1765 to the present day. Admission free, by appointment.
910 Chicago Ave. | Evanston, IL 60202 | 877-862-9687
Apple Tree Theatre
Apple Tree Theatre in Highland Park has been producing award-winning plays and musicals since its inception in 1983. Nationally known and highly respected, Apple Tree has remained an artistic and cultural force in Chicago theater for over 25 years. Apple Tree provides a professional four-show Main Stage Season, legendary theatre training to students in our Eileen Boevers Performing Arts Workshop, and a three-show Theatre For Young Audiences series which performs plays that tie in to classroom curriculum for audiences of thousands of school children per year.
1850 Green Bay Rd., Ste. 100 | Highland Park, IL 60035 | 847-432-4335
Baha'i House of Worship
One of only seven in the world and the only one in North America, the Baha'i House of Worship is the largest and the oldest surviving Bahá'í Temple. Standing on the shores of Lake Michigan, the auditorium, with its walls of lace-like ornamentation and its dome rising 135 feet above the main floor, offers a scene of unsurpassed beauty. It is surrounded by exquisite gardens and fountains. This imposing and dramatic structure has received numerous design awards, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
100 Linden Ave. | Wilmette, IL 60091 | 847-853-2325
Captain Richard A. Schram Memorial Museum and former Navy Chapel
The Captain Richard A. Schram Memorial Museum and former Navy Chapel named for a distinguished Navy flier, it was originally erected at the Glenview Naval Air Station in 1945 then moved to its present location just south of Park Center and completely restored.
1799 Patriot Blvd. | Glenview, IL 60026 | 847-657-3461
Centre East
Bringing quality professional entertainment and emerging artists from around the world for over 25 years, Centre East offers the best in music, comedy and dance. Performances take place in their 869 seat theatre at the $20 million North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, the premiere performance space in Chicago's North Shore.
9501 Skokie Boulevard | Skokie, IL 60077 | 847-679-9501
Chicago Botanic Garden
Climb a waterfall garden, discover hidden rooms inside an English Walled Garden, cross 11 bridges spanning sparkling lakes, and discover a garden with 15 trains chugging across bridges and trestles. The Chicago Botanic Garden brings you 385 acres and 23 gardens of wonder to explore, twelve months a year. Highlights include seasonal festivals and tours, year-round greenhouses, art exhibitions, a school and lots of ways for families to learn about the wonders of nature.
1000 Lake Cook Rd. | Glencoe, IL 60022 | 847-835-5440
City of Evanston/ Forestry & Recreation
Evanston maintains 75 beautiful public parks, including recreational facilities for a variety of sports and 50 playgrounds. During the summer, five public swimming beaches are open along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
2100 Ridge Ave. | Evanston, IL 60201 | 847-866-2900
Ed Rudolph Northbrook Velodrome
The Velodrome is an outdoor bicycle racing facility. Founded in 1959, the Northbrook Velodrome is a 382 meter outdoor track, asphalt coated with concrete slurry and paint. It banks 18 degrees. It is open during the warm weather months.
