25 Best Things to Do in Illinois (Updated 2023)

1. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

2. Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

3. Ulysses S Grant Home State Historic Site

4. Navy Pier

5. Starved Rock State Park

6. Art Institute of Chicago

7. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

8. Dana-Thomas House

9. Anderson Japanese Gardens

10. Field Museum of Natural History

11. Willis Tower

12. Shedd Aquarium

13. Lincoln Park

14. Grant Park

15. Adler Planetarium

16. The Driehaus Museum

17. Old State Capitol

18. Chicago Cultural Center

19. Lincoln’s Tomb

20. Chicago Theatre

21. 360 Chicago

22. Lincoln Home

23. Six Flags Great America

24. Chicago Lakefront Trail

25. The Chicago Botanic Garden