Overnight trips from Chicago - looking for suggestions...
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Overnight trips from Chicago - looking for suggestions...
Hi,
I'm looking for suggestions for a 2 night trip out of Chicago. We're an early forties couple spending a week in the windy city (May 12-21) and are considering renting a car to get out of the city for a night or two as we'll have lots of time to explore Chicago. We're fairly active and enjoy outdoor activities, scenic drives, shorelines, water activities, sightseeing options as well as unique and interesting areas to explore. Any recommendations for nice places to visit and explore along lake Michigan? or inland for something interesting?
Thanks to all!
I'm looking for suggestions for a 2 night trip out of Chicago. We're an early forties couple spending a week in the windy city (May 12-21) and are considering renting a car to get out of the city for a night or two as we'll have lots of time to explore Chicago. We're fairly active and enjoy outdoor activities, scenic drives, shorelines, water activities, sightseeing options as well as unique and interesting areas to explore. Any recommendations for nice places to visit and explore along lake Michigan? or inland for something interesting?
Thanks to all!
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You may want to consider New Buffalo, MI area.
You can rent a car as it's a short drive but you may want to take Amtrak train instead.
http://www.harborcountry.org/
You can rent a car as it's a short drive but you may want to take Amtrak train instead.
http://www.harborcountry.org/
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watch this video
http://www.harborcountry.org/videos/
and look at the pics
http://www.harborcountry.org/through_your_lens/
and it's less than 2 hours away from beautiful downtown Chicago
http://www.harborcountry.org/videos/
and look at the pics
http://www.harborcountry.org/through_your_lens/
and it's less than 2 hours away from beautiful downtown Chicago
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Thanks, i'll check those links out. Milwaukee is definitely not going to be a possibility, hubby is spending the previous week there for busineess, so looking for elsewhere to visit and explore...
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You might want to check out Door County in Wisconsin. I think it is about a 5-6 hour drive depending on whether you poke along the lakefront or take the highway. Great place for walks, scenery, and fish. It sort of reminds us of the Bar Harbor area in Maine without the salt water smell.
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I've never been there but my chicago sister in law loves going to Galena once in a while. It look s nice and has rolling hills so the scenery must be pretty. You might want to google "covered bridges " in case there are some on a side route on the way. Here is one website I found:
http://www.coveredbridgemap.com/il/
http://www.visitgalena.org/index.cfm
http://www.coveredbridgemap.com/il/
http://www.visitgalena.org/index.cfm
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Drive around Lake Michigan to Saugatuck and Douglas. Great little downtown areas. Or Detroit is only 5 hours from Chicago. We have The Henry Ford which has an indoor museum and an outdoor village. The Detroit Institute of Arts, the Rouge Plant has tours. Great dining options.
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Starved Rock State Park is very popular and not far. You can rent bikes downtown and ride 7 miles north or 10 miles south on the lakefront.
http://chicagovisitor.net/
http://chicagovisitor.net/
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