- Our list of the best things to do in Park Ridge, Illinois, features the top 777 nearby activities — including 305 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Park Ridge, IL has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Amusement, Entertainment & Shows, and Sports & Fitness.
- The results below include the top 14 things to do within the city of Park Ridge, IL , followed by 763 popular activities in nearby cities, including Chicago, Oak Park, Evanston, Skokie, Glenview, West Chicago, Lombard, Wheaton, Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Highland Park, Niles, Buffalo Grove, Downers Grove, Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Elk Grove Village, Wilmette, Elmhurst, Palatine, Mundelein, Northbrook, Libertyville, Naperville, Hoffman Estates, Waukegan, Woodridge, Elgin, Mount Prospect, Wheeling, Bloomingdale, Bartlett, Carol Stream, Cicero, Addison, Berwyn, Barrington, Oak Brook, Vernon Hills, Oak Lawn, Lincolnshire, Lisle, Bolingbrook, Grayslake, Carpentersville, Forest Park, Rosemont, St. Charles, Streamwood, Gurnee, Geneva, Kankakee, Great Lakes and Algonquin
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Located in the suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois, Arlington Park is a horse racing track just outside of Chicago. In 1981, the site hosted the first thoroughbred race that featured a million dollar purse.
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202 votes
2200 W Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60006
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Visitors can enjoy a variety of horse racing events and wagering on the races at Arlington International Racecourse. The horse racetrack also features a sports bar, a restaurant and a variety of contests and promotions.
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78 votes
601 N. Martingale Rd, 105, Schaumburg, IL 60173
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A 20-screen movie theater, AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20 displays first-run feature films using digital projection and RealD 3D. The theater offers an IMAX auditorium, stadium seating, mobile ticketing, independent films and a concession area.
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Maple Park is a spacious park that features playgrounds with a variety of play structures and equipment, including a roller slide. The park also has ample green space for playing sports.
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Humboldt Park features a variety of gardens and walking paths for guests who are interested in a nature-heavy setting. Visitors of the site can also take advantage of a small pond that is deep enough for swimming.
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601 N. Martingale Rd., Suite 115, Schaumburg, IL 60173
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GameWorks is an entertainment complex that features a large variety of fun and exciting arcade game attractions for its guests to enjoy. Those who visit commonly enjoy playing racing simulators, fighting games, carnival style games, and many others.
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Laugh Out Loud is exactly what the name suggests. It's a comedy club and actually a very innovative one. It's like the idea of anti-stress laughing therapy turned around into a full-fledged, fun holiday destination.
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60%
193 votes
583 N Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090
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Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant is a restaurant that serves Italian food, seafood, and appetizers along with a selection of wines. The restaurant has a tasting room and also a wine club.
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Opened in 2011, Yu Kids Island is a playground offering a number of fun attractions for its young guests to enjoy. Each piece of equipment incorporates some type of movement meant to stimulate excitement in the playground's guests.