Tour the Gardens, Mansion, & Museum, & Climb the T...

Tour the Gardens, Mansion, & Museum, & Climb the Tanks!

Cantigny is one of our favorite parks with acres of beautiful gardens, the McCormick Mansion, the extraordinary Big Red One First Division US Army Military Museum, and dozens of tanks and vehicles you can climb. All of this only costs $10 a carload!

We love the manicured park and gardens and the wide variety of flowers and trees. (See photos.) The stunning 35-room mansion was the home of Colonel Robert McCormick, former Chicago Tribune publisher.

The Mansion is open most days for tours. It was cool seeing where scenes from Tom Hank s "A League of Their Own" were shot. The Museum exhibits are fun and are being updated but your kids may just want to spend the day playing on the tanks. (More photos!) Plus there is a golf course, another museum, playgrounds, a gift shop and restaurant.

Secret: Scout Troops or Packs can still camp here each weekend! So much to explore. Cantigny is usually open daily except in January and is about 30 miles west of Chicago.