Highland Park

Worth seeing in and around Highland Park

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   2022 Highland Park parade shooting

   On July 4, 2022, a mass shooting occurred during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The shooting occurred at 10:14 a.m., roughly 15 minutes after the parade had started.

   400 m · mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Chicago Botanic Garden

   The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves within the nominal geographical boundaries of Glencoe, Illinois. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.

   3.9 km · botanical garden located in Illinois, USA · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Willits House

   The Ward W. Willits House is a historic house at 1445 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed in 1901 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Willits house is considered one of the first of the great Prairie School houses.

   1.1 km · historic house in Highland Park, Illinois · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ben Rose House

   The Ben Rose House is a private residence designed by modernist architect A. James Speyer, a student of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was built in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, in 1953.

   1.5 km · home in Highland Park, Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   North Shore Sanitary District Tower

   The North Shore Sanitary District Tower is located in Rosewood Park, Highland Park, Illinois. It was built in 1931 to provide ventilation for the local sewer system.

   2.8 km · water tower in Highland Park, Illinois · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Rosewood Park

   Rosewood Park is a historic park on Roger Williams Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois. The park is the former site of the Julius Rosenwald Estate, which was built circa 1910 for businessman Julius Rosenwald.

   2.9 km · park in Highland Park, United States of America · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Fort Sheridan Water Tower

   The Fort Sheridan Water Tower is a water tower in Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

   4 km · historic United States Army base water tower · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Highland Park Public Library

   The Highland Park Public Library is the public library serving Highland Park, Illinois. It is located at 494 Laurel Ave across the intersection from the Metra station.

   500 m · public library in Highland Park, Illinois · Wikipedia
9. 09
   George Madison Millard House

   The George Madison Millard House is a house at 1689 Lake Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Prairie style, it was completed in 1906 for the rare-book dealer George Millard and his wife Alice Millard.

   1.2 km · historic house in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Braeside School

    Braeside School is a historic school at 150 Pierce Road in Highland Park, Illinois. Built in 1929, the Prairie School style school was designed by architect John S. Van Bergen.

    3.8 km · school building in Highland Park, Illinois · Wikipedia

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Getting to Highland Park

Airports

Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 24 km · Chicago Midway (MDW), 44 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 85 km

Stations

Ravinia Park, 3.2 km · Braeside, 3.9 km · Ravinia station, 2.3 km

• Chicago → Highland Park

  39 km · quickest by road, 58 min · $3.5–5
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• Milwaukee → Highland Park

  96 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · $8–11
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• Grand Rapids → Highland Park

  195 km · quickest by road, 4h 58m · $26–36
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