The 3.2-mile trail would follow a Union Pacific rail line and connect The 606 to the North Branch Trail. The freight rail line was once proposed for the Crosstown Expressway, which was successfully ...

Exploring all the beauty that Chicago Botanic Garden has to offer by foot may be a bit too intense for young kids. Luckily, you can take a tram tour of the most popular areas. Make sure to stop at the ...

Needleman: This is the garden I’d like to die in. It would be amazing to be on that moss. The Red Sand Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens ... at the Art Institute of Chicago, on which he also ...

ROADSHOW visits Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms in search of ... GUEST: Well, my parents bought it. I'm from Chicago, from the South Side of Chicago. My parents purchased it at the Hyde ...

but you can still get a taste of tropical weather at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and the Regenstein Center’s exhibit on orchids and Indian culture might be just the spot for that. “I love Orchids.

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s “Orchid Show: India Blooms” runs from Feb. 8 to March 23. As Chicagoans hunker down for what feels like the coldest stretch of a long Midwest winter, local ...

Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe ... expanses throughout the garden’s 385 acres. Admission and tours are always free. Visit chicagoculturalcenter.org. Current exhibits: “Potential Energy ...

Tour the neighborhoods ... outdoor gardens and children’s play gardens. 49. The free Lincoln Park Conservatory is home to exotic plants, themed showrooms, a gorgeous lawn and more natural wonders. 50.

Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden in suburban Glencoe opens for the winter season Friday, according to officials, The illuminated, 1.3-mile walk features 18 interactive light displays ...

Lightscape, the immersive light spectacle now in its sixth year at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook ... as part of his “Pants on Fire” tour. $35-$55. (815) 726-6600 or ...

In three years, the Olympics of the botanic world will be descending on the Chicago region. The Morton Arboretum in Lisle and the Chicago Botanic Garden in ... attendees on tours of other regional ...

There are even suggested plant “tours,” including one of the zoo ... into more plant-based science and conservation projects. Chicago, the city in a garden, is about to become a global botanic hub.