Lake County
FreeIllinois county along Lake Michigan with lakefront towns, Great America and Chicago area day trips.

Volo Auto Museum is a museum in Volo, IL, part of the Chicago guide. Cost: under $25.
27582 Volo Village Rd · Volo, IL
Family-owned since 1960, the Volo Auto Museum spreads across multiple exhibit buildings packed with classic cars, celebrity-owned vehicles, and cars from film and TV, alongside themed attractions for kids. It has grown into a full-day roadside stop northwest of Chicago.
The closest stops to Volo Auto Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Illinois county along Lake Michigan with lakefront towns, Great America and Chicago area day trips.
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Ride roller coasters like Goliath and Maxx Force at a theme park between Chicago and Milwaukee, with a water park next door.
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A combination amusement park and small zoo in East Dundee dating to 1959, with 19 rides and 200-plus animals.
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Historic 1897 astronomical observatory offering guided tours of its restored telescopes, architecture and archives.
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A 13-acre outdoor living-history village in Naperville with restored 19th-century buildings.
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You trace Chicago's story through restored dioramas, a vintage L car and hands-on galleries at Clark Street and North Avenue in Lincoln Park.
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