GREAT LAKES OF NORTH AMERICA
CHICAGO
SHOULD BE
AT THE
CENTRE OF
ANY PLAN FOR
AN ILLINOIS
VISIT
HANCOCK CENTER are two of the
world’s tallest buildings and offer superb,
contrasting views from the sky-scraping
observation levels.
For the true outdoor, winter experience
(December-mid March), head to sparkling
GALENA in the north-west corner of
the state. Here the summer golf scene
gives way to a vast panorama of snowy
splendour at the Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa,
with cross-country skiing, ice-skating,
horse-drawn sleigh rides and sledding all
on offer.
Chestnut Mountain Resort adds
downhill skiing on 19 runs, a vast terrain
park for snowboarding and a great kids’
programme. Go via the friendly, tree-lined
streets of ROCKFORD and you can also
try out the superb indoor Coco Key Water
Park – great fun at any time of year but
especially enjoyable in winter.
Snowmobiling is also popular in the
5 FAMOUS
northern region, with dozens of trails
open to the public and rentals available
ATTRACTIONS
at the likes of DIXON, SHABBONA and
ONE AMAZING PRICE
SKIP MOST TICKET LINES
RICHMOND.
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WINTER WARMERS
Shedd Aquarium
You’ll hear a lot about
‘Lake Effect’ snow in
The Field Museum
the Great Lakes region.
Adler Planetarium
This occurs where
Museum of Science and Industry
the cold winter winds
sweep over the warmer
Your choice of Fast Pass at
Skydeck Chicago
waters of the lakes and or John Hancock Observatory
generate huge but localised snowstorms on
SOLD AT THESE ATTRACTIONS
the windward shores, often several inches
BUY IT AT THE FIRST ONE YOU VISIT
an hour. If you run into lake effect snow,
be ready to get bogged
Only
$
69.00
down for a while – but it A $134.60 Value
makes for superb ‘winter
(Youth 3 -11 $59.00)
wonderland’ photos!
citypass.com (888) 330-5008
Pricing and programs are subject to change.
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