Highest-rated free things to do in Illinois by visitors

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- Rating: 4.5/5 (420 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#30. The Rookery Building
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,351 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#29. Maggie Daley Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (570 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#28. Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum (ISAC)
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (806 reviews)
- City: Naperville DuPage County
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#27. Riverwalk
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- Rating: 4.2/5 (1,328 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#26. Macy's on State Street
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (750 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#25. Chicago Skyline
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (2,455 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#24. Lakefront Trail
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- Rating: 3.5/5 (644 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#23. Chicago Chinatown
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- Rating: 4.3/5 (806 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#22. Water Tower Place
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (804 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#21. Lincoln Park Conservatory
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,264 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#20. The Loop
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (2,028 reviews)
- City: Springfield
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#19. Lincoln Tomb
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (524 reviews)
- City: North Utica
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#18. Matthiessen State Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,853 reviews)
- City: not available
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#17. Lake Michigan
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (1,171 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#16. Union Station
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (419 reviews)
- City: Harrisburg
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#15. Garden of the Gods
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (536 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#14. Chicago Fed's Money Museum
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,124 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#13. Holy Name Cathedral
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (2,918 reviews)
- City: Springfield
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#12. Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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- Rating: 4.4/5 (3,450 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#11. Clarence F. Buckingham Fountain
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (3,085 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#10. Chicago Cultural Center
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,265 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#9. Route 66
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,636 reviews)
- City: Oglesby
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#8. Starved Rock State Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (874 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#7. Garfield Park Conservatory
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (15,249 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#6. Navy Pier
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (3,157 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#5. Chicago Riverwalk
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (6,025 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#4. Lincoln Park Zoo
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (18,312 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#3. Cloud Gate
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (15,834 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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#2. The Magnificent Mile
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (25,251 reviews)
- City: Chicago
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Millennium Park
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