The Gardner Center For the Arts provides presentation of visual and performing arts and hosts a variety community events. It is operated by the Miller Beach Arts and Creative District, a non-profit community development organization.

Gary Aquatorium is also known as Chanute Aquatorium. It is a flight museum honoring octave chanute and tuskegee airmen. The view of Lake Michigan is stunning here. The private garden on two levels is ideal for organizing events.

Visitors can view a collection of original art, photography, and fine American crafts at Lake Street Gallery. The gallery specializes in local art inspired by the Indiana Dunes and the shores of Lake Michigan, and also offers custom framing.

On the Blackberry Farm's 54 acres can be found period museums, a miniature train, picnic areas, gift shops and many more things. It is a good place to visit by families looking for a relaxing time.

Offering a venue for both baseball and softball tournaments, Plainfield Athletic Club arranges teams for each season. And along with supplying a field for play, the club further provides umpires for each competition.

Splash Country Waterpark is a family-friendly place for hot and sunny days. With both indoor and outdoor sites, it includes spas, toddler pools and 250 feet water-tube called the Lazy River.

A 200-acre lake with surrounding habitats comprise the Lake Renwick Preserve - Heron Rookery Nature Preserve. The preserve is home to a wide variety of bird species such as herons and egrets as well as an abundance of plantlife.

Works from artists Louis Icart and Salvador Dali are specialties at the Lockport Street Gallery, a local graphic arts gallery. In addition to Icart and Dali's etchings, the gallery also offers jewelry, hand-blown glass, and pottery, among other items.

An indoor family fun center, Jak's Warehouse offers a variety of amusements. It has Laser Tag, a laser maze, a ball pit, a sky trail, and bumper cars, and most attractions are scaled for younger and older kids.