- The list below includes 528 free or cheap things to do in or near Evanston, Illinois, including 109 different types of inexpensive activities like History Museums, Music Venue, Beaches and Parks.
- From Northwestern University to Dawes Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Evanston and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chicago, Skokie, Oak Park and Lombard.
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Teams work together to solve logic and puzzle-based challenges to win their designated objective
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Inaugurated in 1850, the Northwestern University is not only a research institute but also a place to visit for its old architecture, the gardens surrounding it and Lake Michigan.
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Dawes Park located in Evanston is a charming holiday destination. Many of its facilities are open only during a certain time of the year. Lake Michigan is the center of attraction of this resort.
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From walking paths to playgrounds, Robert E James Park provides visitors with an outdoor area for activities. During the winter season, visitors can bring a sled to a popular sledding spot on one of the park's hills.
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Designed by Jens Jensen and planted in 1917, Northwestern's Shakespeare Garden is a little known secluded formal garden in the midst of campus that highlights plants mentioned in Shakespeare's works. Other features include a sundial, statues, and a fountain.
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Named for its iconic lighthouse, Lighthouse Beach offers visitors a lifeguard protected beach to swim at. The beach has a trail that leads visitors to the historic lighthouse and surrounding woodland.
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Dempster Street Beach in Evanston offers kayaking and other water sports opportunities along the river. Visitors pay a modest beach fee to use the beach and access its various attractions.
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Sharing the site with the Evanston Art Centre, the Grosse Point Lighthouse was built in 1883 by the US Government. Since it was the first lighthouse built in this area, it is now a National Historic Landmark.
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Dave's Down To Earth Rock Shop sells not only gems and minerals but jewelry, beads, fossils, Native American art and many other artifacts, sculptures and unique items. There is also a free museum downstairs filled with fossils.
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It's a pleasure to visit a place which is as expansive and as grand as the Mary and Leigh Block Museum. Exhibits are vast and various. Artists featured are of the highest standards and authenticity.