The Brookfield Zoo is a perfect day trip spot for families, couples and friends. The 235-acre zoo houses 3,481 animals belonging to 511 species and offers various spring events. Visitors can peruse ...

The color white is neutral in the garden and helps separate colors and make them richer in a planting. This color appears to ...

Driehaus Museum Chicago Botanic Gardens Emil Bach House The Emil Bach House was designed ... Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Located in Oak Park, Il, and completed in 1889, the Frank Lloyd Wright ...

Rockefeller, the University of Chicago is an urban research university ... But the university's 217-acre campus, which was designated a botanic garden in 1997, and its mixture of English Gothic ...

Parking is free. The Chicago Botanic Garden offers 385 acres of garden walks, greenhouses and exhibitions (though the greenhouses don't open for the season until March 23). Visitors can also eat ...